Public water system · MD1011031
ActiveRidge Rider - Well A
At a glance
Ridge Rider - Well A (PWSID MD1011031) is an active transient non-community water system in Allegany County, Kansas. It reports serving 43 people through 123 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
43
Service connections
123
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ridge Rider - Well A compare with other water systems in Allegany County?
By EPA's size categories, Ridge Rider - Well A is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Allegany County has 3 active public water systems, and Ridge Rider - Well A is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 42 people per system, and accounts for 34% of the 127 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 Ridge Rider - Well A 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 Ridge Rider - Well A?
EPA lists Ridge Rider - Well A as privately owned. The MD 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 3 active systems in Allegany County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Ridge Rider - Well A have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. The violations listed here began between January 1992 and April 2015. By type: 6 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1992-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1992-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 6 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.
Ridge Rider - Well A: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ridge Rider - Well A?
Ridge Rider - Well A (PWSID MD1011031) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Ridge Rider - Well A serve?
Ridge Rider - Well A reports serving 43 people through 123 service connections in Allegany County, Kansas.
Where does Ridge Rider - Well A 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 Ridge Rider - Well A have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. 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 Ridge Rider - Well A'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 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ridge Rider - Well A's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ridge Rider - Well A 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 Allegany County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Rider Well C-Bathhouse | Allegany | 54 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ridge Rider - Well B | Allegany | 30 | Transient non-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, “Ridge Rider - Well A, PWSID MD1011031, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/ridge-rider-well-a-md1011031 (data as of October 1, 2026).