ELLSWORTH, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
ELLSWORTH, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 2,992 people through 1,253 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ELLSWORTH, CITY OF ranks 7,813th by violation burden (39th percentile) - 21 violations total, 1 health-based.
How ELLSWORTH, CITY OF compares within KS
KS's 152 covered systems average 8.7 health-based violations each; ELLSWORTH, CITY OF carries 1, 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 ELLSWORTH, CITY OF is from 2023-01-10 (health-based: 2021-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ELLSWORTH, CITY OF'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: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
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 ELLSWORTH, CITY OF 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. Between the utility's meter and ELLSWORTH, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 7,813th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.