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Water utility · Highland · Kansas

City of Highland

No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting April 2023.

Serves about 917 people (424 connections) with groundwater from its own wells.

  • PWSID KS2004306
  • EPA registered name: HIGHLAND, CITY OF
  • EPA record checked May 15, 2026
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From EPA's record for KS2004306. PurityMap is independent of City of Highland.

Mailing address
220 W MAIN ST, PO BOX 387
HIGHLAND, KS 66035
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

12 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Nitrate, a nitrogen compound, often from fertilizer, septic systems or animal waste, was above the legal limit in 12 violation periods since January 2020.
Recent health-based violations for City of Highland (PWSID KS2004306)
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
From April 2023Nitrate12 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
From January 2023Nitrate12 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
From October 2022Nitrate12 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
From July 2022Nitrate12 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
From April 2022Nitrate12 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
Show all 12
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
From January 2022Nitrate11 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
From October 2021Nitrate13 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
From April 2021Nitrate11 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
From January 2021Nitrate13 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
From October 2020Nitrate12 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
From July 2020Nitrate13 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
From January 2020Nitrate13 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2023) was 1.4 µg/L. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 3 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 43 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on August 31, 2023.

No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.

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What is the phone number for City of Highland?

City of Highland's phone number on EPA record is 785-442-3765. Its mailing address is 220 W MAIN ST, PO BOX 387, HIGHLAND, KS 66035.

Where does City of Highland get its water?

According to EPA's record, City of Highland uses groundwater from its own wells.

Does City of Highland have any EPA violations?

EPA's record shows 12 health-based violations for City of Highland in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting April 2023. EPA also lists 3 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is City of Highland's latest lead result?

The 90th-percentile lead result in City of Highland's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2023, was 1.4 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my City of Highland water bill?

PurityMap has no verified website for City of Highland. Its phone number on EPA record is 785-442-3765. Its mailing address on EPA record is 220 W MAIN ST, PO BOX 387, HIGHLAND, KS 66035. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.