Public water system · KS2016914

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Salina, City of

At a glance

City of Salina (PWSID KS2016914) is an active community water system in Saline County, Kansas. It reports serving 46,481 people through 20,473 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017.

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

Population served

46,481

Service connections

20,473

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDKS2016914

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served46,481

Service connections20,473

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyKS state drinking water program

City servedSalina

StateKansas

ZIP—

CountySaline County

How does City of Salina compare with other water systems in Saline County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Salina is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Saline County has 13 active public water systems, and City of Salina is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 12 times the county average of 3,966 people per system, and accounts for 90% of the 51,554 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 Salina is about 6.9 times 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 75 Kansas systems (7.2%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Salina?

EPA lists City of Salina 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 13 active systems in Saline County (85%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Salina have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017. The violations listed here began between November 1983 and December 2017. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Selenium (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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
2017-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2010-01-02	Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2000-11-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
1985-11-26	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Seleniumcode 1045	Yes	Resolved
1985-04-08	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Seleniumcode 1045	Yes	Archived
1983-11-28	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Seleniumcode 1045	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 Salina: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Salina?

City of Salina (PWSID KS2016914) 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 Salina serve?

City of Salina reports serving 46,481 people through 20,473 service connections in Saline County, Kansas.

Where does City of Salina get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does City of Salina have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 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 Salina'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; 4 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 Salina's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Salina 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 Saline County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Saline Co Rwd 3	Saline	936	Community	Purchased surface water
Southeast Saline Schools	Saline	790	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Saline Co Rwd 4	Saline	768	Community	Groundwater
Saline Co Rwd 2	Saline	465	Community	Groundwater
Assaria, City of	Saline	427	Community	Groundwater
Saline Co Rwd 7	Saline	418	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, “Salina, City of, PWSID KS2016914, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/salina-city-of-ks2016914 (data as of October 1, 2026).