YATES CENTER, CITY OF

YATES CENTER, CITY OF (PWSID KS2020702) is a cws water system drawing from a surface water source, regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. It serves approximately 1,335 people in Yates Center, KS, and is subject to primacy enforcement by the Kansas drinking-water program.

The system's federal compliance record contains 43 total violations, with 43 classified as health-based (MCL exceedances or treatment-technique failures). 3 distinct contaminants have been cited, including Chloroform, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Contaminant 1009. Recorded violations span 2023–2025.

A historical violation does not necessarily describe current water quality, systems must notify customers and remediate, and monitoring-type violations often reflect reporting lapses rather than contamination. The most authoritative real-time source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Kansas state drinking-water program's public portal.