Montgomery Company Rwd 2
EPA ID: KS2012504 · 800 people served · 1 ZIP code
Federal monitoring records confirm Montgomery Company Rwd 2 has operated without any EPA violations for the full five-year window — covering every contaminant category and reporting cycle across a service area of approximately 800 residents, with no gaps in the compliance record.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 2 (2022) to 2 (2024). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Montgomery Company Rwd 2 Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Montgomery Company Rwd 2 serves a community with a median household income of $54,905 and an estimated 12,996 residents across its service area. Approximately 83% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 69% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
🌊 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Montgomery Company Rwd 2's water is drawn from rivers, lakes, or reservoirs. Surface water sources are more exposed to agricultural runoff, stormwater, and upstream discharges, but they typically receive more intensive treatment before reaching your tap.
About 3% of homes in Montgomery County, Kansas rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
Comparable Water Systems
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Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Montgomery Company Rwd 2 (EPA ID: KS2012504) is a community water system in Kansas that serves approximately 800 people from surface water sources.
This system serves ZIP code 67301 in Independence.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by KS or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.
- 67301 — Independence
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Montgomery Company Rwd 2 (KS2012504) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Montgomery Company Rwd 2 water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Montgomery Company Rwd 2 has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Montgomery Company Rwd 2 serve?
Montgomery Company Rwd 2 serves approximately 800 people across 1 ZIP code in Kansas.
Where does Montgomery Company Rwd 2 get its water?
The primary water source is surface water.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.