Is Russell, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Russell

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.

health-based violations

183

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31

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	430 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	119/288	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	207.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 280 µg/L	66/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	35.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 46 µg/L	55/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	46.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 68 µg/L	55/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	32.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45 µg/L	55/55	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	110 µg/L 138% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	55/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	12.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20 µg/L	53/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	13.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	47/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	37.6 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 57 µg/L	37/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	12.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	37/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1155 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1200 µg/L	30/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	11.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	29/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.69 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	19/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Atrazine	7.75 µg/L 258% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 3 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	11/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	15.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	9/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	30.65 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 31 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	7.73 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 7.8 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	4.14 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	3.45 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	330 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 340 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.975 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	6/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	45.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2024

71 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SCHNEIDER, KAYLA
Phone: 785-483-6311
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Russell, City of

Is Russell, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Russell, City of'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 Russell, City of's water?

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

How many people does Russell, City of serve?

Russell, City of reports serving 4,388 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Russell, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 183 violations on file for Russell, City of, of which 61 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.