Public water system · OK2007055
ActiveSeaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill
At a glance
Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill (PWSID OK2007055) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Texas County, Kansas. It reports serving 50 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill compare with other water systems in Texas County?
By EPA's size categories, Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Texas County has 2 active public water systems, and Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 27% below the county average of 69 people per system, and accounts for 36% of the 137 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kansas, the 1,041 active systems average 2,800 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Kansas has 40 active non-transient non-community water systems, 3.8% 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 Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill?
EPA lists Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill as privately owned. The OK state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 2 active systems in Texas County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between April 2003 and January 2023. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill?
Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill (PWSID OK2007055) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OK state drinking water program.
How many people does Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill serve?
Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill reports serving 50 people through 4 service connections in Texas County, Kansas.
Where does Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill 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 Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill is a non-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 Texas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Hills | Texas | 87 | 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, “Seaboard Foods Inc. Optima Feedmill, PWSID OK2007055, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/seaboard-foods-inc-optima-feedmill-ok2007055 (data as of October 1, 2026).