Public water system · KS2113702

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Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515

At a glance

Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 (PWSID KS2113702) is an active transient non-community water system in Norton County, Kansas. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDKS2113702

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyKS state drinking water program

City servedTopeka

StateKansas

ZIP—

CountyNorton County

How does Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 compare with other water systems in Norton County?

By EPA's size categories, Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Norton County has 8 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 553 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 4,426 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kansas, the 1,041 active systems average 2,800 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 is well below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Kansas has 138 active transient non-community water systems, 13% of the state's 1,041 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 587 Kansas systems (56%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515?

EPA lists Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 as owned by a state government. The KS state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 3 of the 8 active systems in Norton County (38%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. The violations listed here began between May 2013 and June 2022. By type: 5 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2022-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-02-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-08-28	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 9 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515: frequently asked questions

Who runs Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515?

Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 (PWSID KS2113702) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the KS state drinking water program.

How many people does Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 serve?

Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Norton County, Kansas.

Where does Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the KS state drinking water program.

Where can I find Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515 is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Norton County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Norton, City of	Norton	2,758	Community	Surface water
Norton Correctional Facility	Norton	950	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Almena, City of	Norton	366	Community	Groundwater
Lenora, City of	Norton	206	Community	Groundwater
Norton Co Rwd 1	Norton	50	Community	Groundwater
Clayton, City of	Norton	46	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Kdot Norton Reservoir Rest Area 31515, PWSID KS2113702, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/kdot-norton-reservoir-rest-area-31515-ks2113702 (data as of October 1, 2026).