Public Water Supply Section
- Purpose of the Section
- Groundwater Rule
- New EPA Rules
- PWS Contact Change Form
- Primary Drinking Water Regulations
- Kansas Statutes Pertaining to Public Water Supply
- Survival Guides for Drinking Water Rules and Regulations
- Water Supply Security Issues
- Public Water Supply Section Staff
- Kansas Primary Drinking Water Regulation Package
- Drinking Water Contaminants and Maximum Contaminant Levels
- Standards for Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants
- Engineering and Permits Unit
- Capacity Development Program
- Data Management & Compliance Unit
- Total Coliform
- Arsenic
- Asbestos
- Nitrate/Nitrite
- Inorganic Compounds (IOC)
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
- Synthetic Organic Compounds (SOC)
- Lead and Copper
- Disinfection By-Products
- Stage 1 Compliance Report for populations greater than 10,000 (.xls)
- Stage 1 Compliance Report for populations less than 10,000 (.xls)
- Stage 1 Compliance Report with formulas for populations greater than 10,000 (.xls)
- Stage 1 Compliance Report with formulas for populations less than 10,000 (.xls)
- TOC Report Forms with formulas (.xls)
- TOC Reports blank (.xls)
- Surface Water Treatment
- Radionuclides
- Sampling Information Guide
- Public Notification
- Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs)
- Annual Compliance Reports
- Related Links
Bureau of Water
Public Water Supply Section
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420
Topeka, KS 66612-1367
(785) 296-5514
FAX: (785) 296-5509
Public Water Supply Section Staff
Karrie Ullery, Administrative
Assistance, 296-6340
William Carr , Intended
Use Plan, State Revolving Loan Fund, 296-0735
Dan Clair , Engineering
and Permits Unit Chief, 296-5516
Andrew Hare, Disinfection Byproducts, Lead and
Copper Compliance Officer, 296-5946
Patti Croy , Annual Compliance
Reports; Consumer Confidence Reports, 296-3016
Rex Cox , Plan Review, 296-5539
Christianne Huard, Administrative Assistant,
296-7111
Dianne Sands, Chemical Monitoring
Requirements, (IOC, VOC, SOC; Nitrate; Radiological), Surface Water Treatment, 368-8336
Jonathan Haynes , Monitoring & Compliance
Supervisor, 296-0643
Jean Herrold , Bacteriological
Monitoring Requirements, 296-5518
Darrel Plummer , Compliance
and Data Management Unit Chief, 296-5523
Ellan Spivey , Data Management
Supervisor, 296-6434
Cathy Tucker-Vogel ,
Capacity Development, 368-7130
Linda White , Administrative
Assistance, 296-5514
Purpose of the Section:
The Public Water Supply Section (PWSS) of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's Bureau of Water is charged with regulating all public water supply systems in the state and assisting them in providing safe and potable water to the people of Kansas. The PWSS oversees more than 1,000 public water supply systems including municipalities, rural water districts, and privately owned systems. These systems may serve a small communities of several families or cities of more than 300,000 persons.
What is a public water supply system?
In the State of Kansas, a public water supply system is defined by Kansas Statutes Annotated
(K.S.A.) 65-162a and Kansas Administrative Regulations (K.A.R.) 28-15a-2 as a "system for
delivery to the public of piped water for human consumption that has at least 10 service
connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year."
These systems are regulated by the state to assure the citizenry safe and pathogen-free drinking
water. Private domestic/residential groundwater wells are not considered a public water supply
systems and are not regulated by the PWSS.
How does the PWSS regulate public water supply systems?
To maintain a high degree of water quality, the PWSS has set up three units to develop and implement several regulatory programs. These three units are: The Permits and Engineering Unit, The Data Management and Compliance Unit, and The Capacity Development Unit.
Related Links
- KDHE Environmental Microbiology Lab-Monitors Kansas public water supplies to ensure health and safety.
- Midwest Assistance Program (MAP) The Midwest Assistance Program is dedicated to helping rural communities improve their environment, quality of life and be self-sustaining.
- American Water Works Association (AWWA)-The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply.
- Kansas Rural Water Association-The Kansas Rural Water Association provides leadership and educational opportunities to help its more than 650 municipal and rural water district members and other professionals wisely manage water and wastewater resources.
- Kansas Water Office-Lead office for the Governor's Water Quality Initiative.
- U.S. EPA Laboratories with Approval Pending-Laboratories with approval pending for the analysis of Cryptosporidium under the LT2 Rule, Safe Drinking Water Act
- U.S. EPA Office of Water
- U.S. EPA Ground Water & Drinking Water
- U.S. EPA Region 7 Home Page (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska)
- U.S. EPA National Home Page