Public Water Supply Section
Dave Waldo, Chief
Bureau of Water
Public Water Supply Section
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420
Topeka, KS 66612-1367
(785) 296-5503
FAX: (785) 296-5509
Public Water Supply Section Staff
Paul Bodner ,
Plan Review, 368-8337
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
Vacant, 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), 368-8336
Jonathan Haynes , Monitoring & Compliance
Supervisor; Surface Water Treatment Monitoring Requirements, 296-0643
Jean Herrold , Bacteriological
Monitoring Requirements, 296-5518
Kelly Kelsey , Enforcement
and Regulation Development Supervisor, 296-6297
Vacant, Plan
Review, 296-0051
Darrel Plummer , Compliance
and Data Management Unit Chief, 296-5523
Donald Shea , Plan Review,
296-5797
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 1,086 public water supply systems including municipalities, rural water districts, and
privately owned systems. These systems may serve a small community of several families to a city
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 developed and
implemented several regulatory programs. These three units are: The Permits and Engineering
Unit, The Data Management and Compliance Unit, and The Capacity Development Unit.
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