Public water system · KS2003514
ActiveStrother Field Airport Ind Park
At a glance
Strother Field Airport Ind Park (PWSID KS2003514) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Cowley County, Kansas. It reports serving 1,534 people through 52 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1996.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,534
Service connections
52
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Strother Field Airport Ind Park compare with other water systems in Cowley County?
By EPA's size categories, Strother Field Airport Ind Park is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cowley County has 16 active public water systems, and Strother Field Airport Ind Park is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 30% below the county average of 2,193 people per system, and accounts for 4.4% of the 35,090 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 Strother Field Airport Ind Park is about 3.6 times 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 Strother Field Airport Ind Park?
EPA lists Strother Field Airport Ind Park as privately owned. 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. 1 of the 16 active systems in Cowley County (6.3%) are also privately owned.
Does Strother Field Airport Ind Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1996. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and January 1996. By type: 2 required treatment not met and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-01-01 | Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Strother Field Airport Ind Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Strother Field Airport Ind Park?
Strother Field Airport Ind Park (PWSID KS2003514) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the KS state drinking water program.
How many people does Strother Field Airport Ind Park serve?
Strother Field Airport Ind Park reports serving 1,534 people through 52 service connections in Cowley County, Kansas.
Where does Strother Field Airport Ind Park 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 Strother Field Airport Ind Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1996. 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 Strother Field Airport Ind Park'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 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1996. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the KS state drinking water program.
Where can I find Strother Field Airport Ind Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Strother Field Airport Ind Park 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 Cowley County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas City, City of | Cowley | 11,929 | Community | Groundwater |
| Winfield, City of | Cowley | 11,726 | Community | Surface water |
| Cowley Co Rwd 3 | Cowley | 2,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cowley Co Rwd 5 | Cowley | 2,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cowley Co Rwd 1 | Cowley | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cowley Co Rwd 6 | Cowley | 792 | 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, “Strother Field Airport Ind Park, PWSID KS2003514, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/strother-field-airport-ind-park-ks2003514 (data as of October 1, 2026).