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Shawnee Co Rwd 4c

At a glance

Shawnee Co Rwd 4c (PWSID KS2017718) is an active community water system in Shawnee County, Kansas. It reports serving 12,000 people through 4,835 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019.

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

Population served

12,000

Service connections

4,835

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDKS2017718
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served12,000
Service connections4,835
Primary water sourcePurchased surface water
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyKS state drinking water program
City servedTopeka
StateKansas
ZIP—
CountyShawnee County

How does Shawnee Co Rwd 4c compare with other water systems in Shawnee County?

By EPA's size categories, Shawnee Co Rwd 4c is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Shawnee County has 9 active public water systems, and Shawnee Co Rwd 4c is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 30% below the county average of 17,167 people per system, and accounts for 7.8% 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 Shawnee Co Rwd 4c is about 79% above 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 Shawnee Co Rwd 4c?

EPA lists Shawnee Co Rwd 4c 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 Shawnee Co Rwd 4c have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Consumer Confidence Rule. EPA lists 1 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2019-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved

The one violation in EPA's records.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.

Shawnee Co Rwd 4c: frequently asked questions

Who runs Shawnee Co Rwd 4c?

Shawnee Co Rwd 4c (PWSID KS2017718) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the KS state drinking water program.

How many people does Shawnee Co Rwd 4c serve?

Shawnee Co Rwd 4c reports serving 12,000 people through 4,835 service connections in Shawnee County, Kansas.

Where does Shawnee Co Rwd 4c 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 Shawnee Co Rwd 4c have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. 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 Shawnee Co Rwd 4c'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the KS state drinking water program.

Where can I find Shawnee Co Rwd 4c's water quality report?

As a community water system, Shawnee Co Rwd 4c 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 systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Topeka, City ofShawnee125,963CommunitySurface water
Shawnee Co Rwd 8Shawnee6,073CommunityPurchased surface water
Shawnee Co Rwd 1cShawnee4,160CommunityPurchased surface water
Shawnee Co Rwd 3cShawnee2,675CommunityPurchased surface water
Silver Lake, City ofShawnee1,337CommunityGroundwater
Rossville, City ofShawnee1,099CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Shawnee Co Rwd 4c, PWSID KS2017718, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/shawnee-co-rwd-4c-ks2017718 (data as of October 1, 2026).