JEFFERSON CO RWD 1: EPA violation history, explained
JEFFERSON CO RWD 1 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,343, over 1,003 connections.
JEFFERSON CO RWD 1's record against the rest of the country
36 total violations and 14 health-based ones put JEFFERSON CO RWD 1 at the 90th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,353 of 12,903.
Against the KS average
KS's 152 covered systems average 8.7 health-based violations each; JEFFERSON CO RWD 1 carries 14, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
JEFFERSON CO RWD 1's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-12-05, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
JEFFERSON CO RWD 1'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Asbestos
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Benzene
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What JEFFERSON CO RWD 1's record does not cover
This is what JEFFERSON CO RWD 1 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. This record - 14 health-based violations on file for JEFFERSON CO RWD 1 - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.