Public water system · KS2017712

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Rossville, City of

At a glance

City of Rossville (PWSID KS2017712) is an active community water system in Shawnee County, Kansas. It reports serving 1,099 people through 602 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

1,099

Service connections

602

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDKS2017712

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,099

Service connections602

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyKS state drinking water program

City servedRossville

StateKansas

ZIP—

CountyShawnee County

How does City of Rossville compare with other water systems in Shawnee County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Rossville is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Shawnee County has 9 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 17,167 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 154,507 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 Rossville 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. 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 City of Rossville?

EPA lists City of Rossville 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. 8 of the 9 active systems in Shawnee County (89%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Rossville have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between October 1998 and July 2025. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed and 1 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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
2025-07-02	ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2025-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Archived
2017-08-24	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2000-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1999-10-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1998-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

All 11 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 Rossville: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Rossville?

City of Rossville (PWSID KS2017712) 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 Rossville serve?

City of Rossville reports serving 1,099 people through 602 service connections in Shawnee County, Kansas.

Where does City of Rossville 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 City of Rossville have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Rossville'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Rossville's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Rossville 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 Shawnee County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Topeka, City of	Shawnee	125,963	Community	Surface water
Shawnee Co Rwd 4c	Shawnee	12,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Shawnee Co Rwd 8	Shawnee	6,073	Community	Purchased surface water
Shawnee Co Rwd 1c	Shawnee	4,160	Community	Purchased surface water
Shawnee Co Rwd 3c	Shawnee	2,675	Community	Purchased surface water
Silver Lake, City of	Shawnee	1,337	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, “Rossville, City of, PWSID KS2017712, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/rossville-city-of-ks2017712 (data as of October 1, 2026).