Is Howard, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Elk

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.

131

health-based violations

191

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31

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
Copper	855.5 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	16.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	52.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 88 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.015 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	69.15 µg/L 86% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	35.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40 µg/L	31/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	64 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 74 µg/L	31/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	19.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34 µg/L	31/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	592.5 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	26/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	8.76 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	23/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.545 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	20/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	8.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	14/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	7.25 µg/L 242% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 3 µg/L worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	11/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	43.6 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 45 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0061 mg/L 41% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2025
Chromium	2.75 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.505 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	3/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	150 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

44 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HUNTER, JOANNA
Phone: 620-374-2202
Email: howardcityclerk@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Howard, City of

Is Howard, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Howard, 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 Howard, City of's water?

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

How many people does Howard, City of serve?

Howard, City of reports serving 583 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Howard, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 191 violations on file for Howard, City of, of which 131 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.