Is BUTLER CO RWD 6's water safe to drink?
BUTLER CO RWD 6 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,655 people get their water from it, across 988 connections.
BUTLER CO RWD 6's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BUTLER CO RWD 6 ranks 3,064th by violation burden (76th percentile) - 26 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
How BUTLER CO RWD 6 compares within KS
KS's 152 covered systems average 8.7 health-based violations each; BUTLER CO RWD 6 carries 6, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BUTLER CO RWD 6 is from 2024-01-08 (health-based: 2010-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BUTLER CO RWD 6's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what BUTLER CO RWD 6 reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 26 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.