Is Great Plains Development Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Labette

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

134

health-based violations

178

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-09-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-09-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-09-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-09-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-12-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-12-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-12-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-12-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Chlorite	697.8 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1160 µg/L	158/283	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	189 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	58/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1200 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	28/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	30.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	81.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 120 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	12 µg/L No EPA limit set	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	39.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 50 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	28.15 µg/L 188% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 29 µg/L	18/60	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	114.5 µg/L 143% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	6.14 µg/L 205% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 3 µg/L worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	17/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	88.4 µg/L 147% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	17/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	45.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47 µg/L	17/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.395 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	14/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Barium	130 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.535 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	8/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	7/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	6/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	246 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.69 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.49 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.9 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	0.6000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2017

41 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PEOPLES, TIM
Phone: 620-421-1228
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Great Plains Development Authority

Is Great Plains Development Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Great Plains Development Authority's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Great Plains Development Authority's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chlorite, Copper, Nitrate, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Great Plains Development Authority serve?

Great Plains Development Authority reports serving 182 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Great Plains Development Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 178 violations on file for Great Plains Development Authority, of which 134 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.