Public water system · KS2013913

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Quenemo, City of

At a glance

City of Quenemo (PWSID KS2013913) is an active community water system in Osage County, Kansas. It reports serving 287 people through 131 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017.

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

Population served

287

Service connections

131

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDKS2013913

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served287

Service connections131

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyKS state drinking water program

City servedQuenemo

StateKansas

ZIP—

CountyOsage County

How does City of Quenemo compare with other water systems in Osage County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Quenemo is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Osage County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,073 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 18,239 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 Quenemo 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 surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 278 Kansas systems (27%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Quenemo?

EPA lists City of Quenemo 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. 16 of the 17 active systems in Osage County (94%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Quenemo have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017. The violations listed here began between March 1979 and December 2017. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 4 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2017-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1994-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1994-01-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
1993-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1984-01-24	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Archived
1981-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Archived
1980-12-08	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Archived
1979-03-19	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Archived

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.

City of Quenemo: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Quenemo?

City of Quenemo (PWSID KS2013913) 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 Quenemo serve?

City of Quenemo reports serving 287 people through 131 service connections in Osage County, Kansas.

Where does City of Quenemo get its water?

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

Does City of Quenemo have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017. 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 Quenemo'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; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017. 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 Quenemo's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Quenemo 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 Osage County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Osage Co Rwd 5	Osage	3,875	Community	Purchased surface water
Osage City, City of	Osage	2,809	Community	Surface water
Osage Co Rwd 8	Osage	2,240	Community	Purchased surface water
Osage Co Rwd 7	Osage	1,430	Community	Purchased surface water
Carbondale, City of	Osage	1,344	Community	Surface water
Lyndon, City of	Osage	1,049	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, “Quenemo, City of, PWSID KS2013913, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/quenemo-city-of-ks2013913 (data as of October 1, 2026).