Is JACKSON CO RWD 3's water safe to drink?
JACKSON CO RWD 3 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 4,376 people through 1,885 service connections.
JACKSON CO RWD 3's record against the rest of the country
19 total violations and 4 health-based ones put JACKSON CO RWD 3 at the 67th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,212 of 12,903.
How JACKSON CO RWD 3 compares within KS
KS's 152 covered systems average 8.7 health-based violations each; JACKSON CO RWD 3 carries 4, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for JACKSON CO RWD 3 is from 2024-06-12 (health-based: 2011-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
JACKSON CO RWD 3'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)
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
JACKSON CO RWD 3'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 19 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.