Southeast Saline Schools

PWSID: KS2116905

No active violations
This system has no unresolved violations. The most recent violation on record was 2025-03-01.

This system has more violations on record than 64% of water systems in Kansas.

Violation trend: 2.0 per year over the last 5 years, up from 1.2 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served790
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityGypsum
EPA ZIP on File67448
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Gypsum, Saline County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0026 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0019 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0017 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

Violation History (16 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
8000MON2025-03-01Acknowledged
8000MON2025-03-01Returned to Compliance
0999MR2025-03-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2025-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-12-01Acknowledged
8000MON2023-12-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2023-12-01Returned to Compliance
0999MR2023-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2023-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2023-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
5000MR2020-12-30Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-12-30Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-12-30Returned to Compliance
5000MR2017-12-30Returned to Compliance
5000MR2017-12-30Returned to Compliance
5000MR2017-12-30Returned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Southeast Saline Schools is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 790 in Gypsum, Kansas. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.