HOLCOMB, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained

HOLCOMB, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,228 people get their water from it, across 775 connections.

HOLCOMB, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country

21 total violations and 4 health-based ones put HOLCOMB, CITY OF at the 68th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,191 of 12,903.

How HOLCOMB, CITY OF compares within KS

Among the 152 KS systems in this dataset, the average is 8.7 health-based violations - HOLCOMB, CITY OF's 4 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for HOLCOMB, CITY OF is from 2021-06-12 (health-based: 2017-03-12). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

HOLCOMB, 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: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater 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

HOLCOMB, CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 21 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.