NEWTON, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
NEWTON, 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 18,433 people through 7,524 service connections.
How this compares nationally
10 total violations and 2 health-based ones put NEWTON, CITY OF at the 49th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,525 of 12,903.
Against the KS average
NEWTON, CITY OF's 2 health-based violations sit within the KS average of 8.7, across 152 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
NEWTON, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2006-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1996-11-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
NEWTON, 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What NEWTON, CITY OF's record does not cover
Everything on this page is NEWTON, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for NEWTON, CITY OF - 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.