Public water system · KS2001303

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Powhattan, City of

At a glance

City of Powhattan (PWSID KS2001303) is an active community water system in Brown County, Kansas. It reports serving 68 people through 30 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDKS2001303

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served68

Service connections30

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyKS state drinking water program

City servedPowhattan

StateKansas

ZIP—

CountyBrown County

How does City of Powhattan compare with other water systems in Brown County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Powhattan is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Brown County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 588 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 7,052 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kansas, the 1,041 active systems average 2,800 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City of Powhattan is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Kansas has 863 active community water systems, 83% of the state's 1,041 active systems. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 90 Kansas systems (8.6%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Powhattan?

EPA lists City of Powhattan as owned by a local 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. 11 of the 12 active systems in Brown County (92%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Powhattan have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2015 and October 2024. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2022-10-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2016-08-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-08-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-04-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

City of Powhattan: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Powhattan?

City of Powhattan (PWSID KS2001303) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the KS state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Powhattan serve?

City of Powhattan reports serving 68 people through 30 service connections in Brown County, Kansas.

Where does City of Powhattan get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does City of Powhattan have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 City of Powhattan'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the KS state drinking water program.

Where can I find City of Powhattan's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Powhattan must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Brown County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Hiawatha, City of	Brown	3,246	Community	Groundwater
Horton, City of	Brown	1,514	Community	Groundwater
Brown Co Rwd 2	Brown	724	Community	Purchased groundwater
Brown Co Rwd 1	Brown	709	Community	Groundwater
Everest, City of	Brown	259	Community	Groundwater
Morrill, City of	Brown	217	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Powhattan, City of, PWSID KS2001303, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/powhattan-city-of-ks2001303 (data as of October 1, 2026).