Kansas Water Systems

855 community water systems in Kansas, ranked by violation count. Data from EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).

Water Systems
855
Health-Based Violation Records
3,819
Health Violations
370 systems
Population Served
2,869,020

Kansas community water systems are regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act; each utility files compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency directly. PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract above counts health-based exceedances only -- monitoring and reporting violations are not present in these figures.

Violation counts reflect both infrastructure realities and reporting diligence, a state with more small rural systems will accumulate more monitoring-type violations without necessarily delivering worse water. Health-based violations are the stronger safety signal. A past violation does not itself indicate current unsafe water; utilities must notify customers, remediate, and publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report. All numbers below draw directly from the federal SDWIS record.

Which water systems have violations? (205)

# System Name Violations Health
1 KICKAPOO TRIBAL WATERWORKS Horton 199 Yes
2 TOWNS RIVERVIEW SUBDIVISION Garden City 84 Yes
3 ARGONIA, CITY OF Argonia 66 Yes
4 BELOIT, CITY OF Beloit 57 Yes
5 MITCHELL CO RWD 3 Beloit 57 Yes
6 MITCHELL CO RWD 2 Glen Elder 54 Yes
7 PRETTY PRAIRIE, CITY OF Pretty Prairie 54 Yes
8 NORWICH, CITY OF Norwich 50 Yes
9 YATES CENTER, CITY OF Yates Center 45 Yes
10 JEWELL, CITY OF Jewell 43 Yes
11 BELLE PLAINE, CITY OF Belle Plaine 38 Yes
12 SHAWNEE CO RWD 3C Topeka 36 Yes
13 HAVILAND, CITY OF Haviland 36 Yes
14 OSAWATOMIE, CITY OF Osawatomie 34 Yes
15 ROOKS CO RWD 3 Plainville 34 Yes
16 METRO TOPEKA AIRPORT AUTHORITY Topeka 32 Yes
17 REPUBLIC CO RWD 2 Belleville 31 Yes
18 CANEY, CITY OF Caney 29 Yes
19 HIGHLAND, CITY OF Highland 28 Yes
20 OAKLEY, CITY OF Oakley 26 Yes
21 SHAWNEE CO RWD 1C Auburn 23 Yes
22 CONWAY SPRINGS, CITY OF Conway Springs 23 Yes
23 BELLEVILLE, CITY OF Belleville 22 Yes
24 PARSONS, CITY OF Parsons 21 Yes
25 HERINGTON, CITY OF Herington 21 Yes
26 BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF Baxter Springs 20 Yes
27 WILSON CO RWD 9 Yates Center 20 Yes
28 FLORENCE, CITY OF Florence 19 Yes
29 ELLSWORTH CO RWD 1 Ellsworth 17 Yes
30 NORTON, CITY OF Norton 16 Yes
31 MIAMI CO RWD 3 Osawatomie 16 Yes
32 PLAINVILLE, CITY OF Plainville 16 Yes
33 ST GEORGE, CITY OF St George 16 Yes
34 BUTLER CO RWD 7 Whitewater 15 Yes
35 SATANTA, CITY OF Satanta 15 Yes
36 JUNCTION CITY, CITY OF Junction City 14 Yes
37 FRONTENAC, CITY OF Frontenac 14 Yes
38 PLEASANTON, CITY OF Pleasanton 14 Yes
39 BOURBON CO RWD 4 Bronson 14 Yes
40 WILSON CO RWD 7 Fredonia 14 Yes
41 CARBONDALE, CITY OF Carbondale 13 Yes
42 MILFORD, CITY OF Milford 13 Yes
43 BARTON CO RWD 2 Great Bend 13 Yes
44 HIAWATHA, CITY OF Hiawatha 12 Yes
45 PEABODY, CITY OF Peabody 12 Yes
46 CHETOPA, CITY OF Chetopa 12 Yes
47 ELK CO RWD 2 Howard 12 Yes
48 RUSSELL, CITY OF Russell 11 Yes
49 HILLSBORO, CITY OF Hillsboro 11 Yes
50 NEOSHO CO RWD 2 Stark 11 Yes
51 CEDAR VALE, CITY OF Cedar Vale 11 Yes
52 EMPORIA, CITY OF Emporia 10 Yes
53 OSAGE CO RWD 5 Overbrook 10 Yes
54 LABETTE CO RWD 6 Edna 10 Yes
55 WILSON CO RWD 11 Fredonia 10 Yes
56 CANTON, CITY OF Canton 10 Yes
57 DEERFIELD, CITY OF Deerfield 10 Yes
58 OSAGE CO RWD 2 Overbrook 10 Yes
59 ANDERSON CO RWD 1C Garnett 9 Yes
60 LACYGNE, CITY OF La Cygne 9 Yes
61 GREENWOOD CO RWD 3 Emporia 9 Yes
62 GLEN ELDER, CITY OF Glen Elder 9 Yes
63 PRATT, CITY OF Pratt 8 Yes
64 SCOTT CITY, CITY OF Scott City 8 Yes
65 ELLIS, CITY OF Ellis 8 Yes
66 LINN VALLEY, CITY OF Linn Valley 8 Yes
67 SHAWNEE CO RWD 2C Topeka 8 Yes
68 MADISON, CITY OF Madison 8 Yes
69 NEOSHO CO RWD 1C Erie 8 Yes
70 ELK CO RWD 1 Moline 7 Yes
71 ARLINGTON, CITY OF Arlington 7 Yes
72 POTWIN, CITY OF Potwin 7 Yes
73 LINWOOD, CITY OF Linwood 7 Yes
74 LEWIS, CITY OF Lewis 7 Yes
75 COUNCIL GROVE, CITY OF Council Grove 6 Yes
76 WOODSON CO RWD 1 Piqua 6 Yes
77 GRANDVIEW PLAZA, CITY OF Junction City 6 Yes
78 BUTLER CO RWD 2 El Dorado 6 Yes
79 ALMA, CITY OF Alma 6 Yes
80 WATERVILLE, CITY OF Waterville 6 Yes
81 JEFFERSON CO RWD 15 Grantville 6 Yes
82 MULBERRY, CITY OF Mulberry 6 Yes
83 OTTAWA, CITY OF Ottawa 5 Yes
84 ATCHISON, CITY OF Atchison 5 Yes
85 MIAMI CO RWD 2 Paola 5 Yes
86 GALVA, CITY OF Galva 5 Yes
87 BUCKLIN, CITY OF Bucklin 5 Yes
88 FRANKLIN CO RWD 1 Ottawa 5 Yes
89 CHAUTAUQUA CO RWD 4 5 Yes
90 MORAN, CITY OF Moran 5 Yes
91 EL DORADO, CITY OF El Dorado 4 Yes
92 COFFEYVILLE, CITY OF Coffeyville 4 Yes
93 DESOTO, CITY OF 4 Yes
94 JEFFERSON CO RWD 3 Valley Falls 4 Yes
95 KINSLEY, CITY OF Kinsley 4 Yes
96 LEBO, CITY OF Lebo 4 Yes
97 WHITEWATER, CITY OF Whitewater 4 Yes
98 MAPLE HILL, CITY OF Maple Hill 4 Yes
99 JEFFERSON CO RWD 2 Perry 4 Yes
100 SALINE CO RWD 2 Abilene 4 Yes
101 KANOPOLIS, CITY OF Kanopolis 4 Yes
102 LEROY, CITY OF Leroy 4 Yes
103 RICHMOND, CITY OF Richmond 4 Yes
104 HOLYROOD, CITY OF Holyrood 4 Yes
105 COLONY, CITY OF Colony 4 Yes
106 HUTCHINSON, CITY OF Hutchinson 3 Yes
107 FRUSI WATER TREATMENT PLANT Fort Riley 3 Yes
108 DODGE CITY, CITY OF Dodge City 3 Yes
109 SHAWNEE CO RWD 8 Tecumseh 3 Yes
110 TONGANOXIE, CITY OF Tonganoxie 3 Yes
111 LYONS, CITY OF Lyons 3 Yes
112 HOLTON, CITY OF Holton 3 Yes
113 FRANKLIN CO RWD 4 Williamsburg 3 Yes
114 CRAWFORD CO RWD 1C Girard 3 Yes
115 OSWEGO, CITY OF Oswego 3 Yes
116 COFFEY CO RWD 2 Gridley 3 Yes
117 VALLEY FALLS, CITY OF Valley Falls 3 Yes
118 SEDAN, CITY OF Sedan 3 Yes
119 TROY, CITY OF Troy 3 Yes
120 STAFFORD, CITY OF Stafford 3 Yes
121 ALLEN CO RWD 8 Iola 3 Yes
122 ST PAUL, CITY OF St Paul 3 Yes
123 PROTECTION, CITY OF Protection 3 Yes
124 CLIFTON, CITY OF Clifton 3 Yes
125 RENO CO RWD 3 Hutchinson 3 Yes
126 NEWTON, CITY OF Newton 2 Yes
127 GARNETT, CITY OF Garnett 2 Yes
128 LEAVENWORTH CO RWD 7 Bonner Springs 2 Yes
129 FRANKLIN CO RWD 6 Rantoul 2 Yes
130 SABETHA, CITY OF Sabetha 2 Yes
131 SENECA, CITY OF Seneca 2 Yes
132 WELLSVILLE, CITY OF Wellsville 2 Yes
133 TOWANDA, CITY OF Towanda 2 Yes
134 WABAUNSEE CO RWD 2 Wamego 2 Yes
135 LINCOLN, CITY OF Lincoln 2 Yes
136 ERIE, CITY OF Erie 2 Yes
137 CLAY CO RWD 2 Longford 2 Yes
138 POMONA, CITY OF Pomona 2 Yes
139 KIOWA, CITY OF Kiowa 2 Yes
140 POTTAWATOMIE CO RWD 2 Olsburg 2 Yes
141 MCLOUTH, CITY OF Mclouth 2 Yes
142 BURRTON, CITY OF Burrton 2 Yes
143 TIMBER CREEK EAST WATER DISTRICT Westmoreland 2 Yes
144 WASHINGTON CO RWD 2 Palmer 2 Yes
145 SCRANTON, CITY OF Scranton 2 Yes
146 BURDEN, CITY OF Burden 2 Yes
147 LYON CO RWD 3 Emporia 2 Yes
148 DONIPHAN CO RWD 3 Denton 2 Yes
149 THAYER, CITY OF Thayer 2 Yes
150 SALINE CO RWD 7 Falun 2 Yes
151 KENSINGTON, CITY OF Kensington 2 Yes
152 FRANKLIN CO RWD 2 Ottawa 2 Yes
153 ELLIS CO RWD 6 Hays 2 Yes
154 MAYETTA, CITY OF Mayetta 2 Yes
155 TOPEKA, CITY OF Topeka 1 Yes
156 ARKANSAS CITY, CITY OF Arkansas City 1 Yes
157 HAYSVILLE, CITY OF Haysville 1 Yes
158 WELLINGTON, CITY OF Wellington 1 Yes
159 DOUGLAS CO RWD 3 Berryton 1 Yes
160 CLAY CENTER, CITY OF Clay Center 1 Yes
161 HESSTON, CITY OF Hesston 1 Yes
162 ELLSWORTH, CITY OF Ellsworth 1 Yes
163 BURLINGTON, CITY OF Burlington 1 Yes
164 CLEARWATER, CITY OF Clearwater 1 Yes
165 MONTGOMERY CO RWD 1C Havana 1 Yes
166 JEFFERSON CO RWD 1 Meriden 1 Yes
167 HOLCOMB, CITY OF Holcomb 1 Yes
168 CHENEY, CITY OF Cheney 1 Yes
169 FREDONIA, CITY OF Fredonia 1 Yes
170 COFFEY CO RWD 3 New Strawn 1 Yes
171 DICKINSON CO RWD 2 Abilene 1 Yes
172 DOUGLASS, CITY OF Douglass 1 Yes
173 MARION CO RWD 4 Hillsboro 1 Yes
174 STOCKTON, CITY OF Stockton 1 Yes
175 NESS CITY, CITY OF Ness City 1 Yes
176 ST FRANCIS, CITY OF St Francis 1 Yes
177 ATWOOD, CITY OF Atwood 1 Yes
178 HARPER, CITY OF Harper 1 Yes
179 HOXIE, CITY OF Hoxie 1 Yes
180 ANDERSON CO RWD 4 Garnett 1 Yes
181 JEFFERSON CO RWD 7 Oskaloosa 1 Yes
182 ST JOHN, CITY OF St John 1 Yes
183 VICTORIA, CITY OF Victoria 1 Yes
184 POTTAWATOMIE CO RWD 4 Belvue 1 Yes
185 MONTGOMERY CO RWD 6 Mound Valley 1 Yes
186 OSKALOOSA, CITY OF Oskaloosa 1 Yes
187 WASHINGTON, CITY OF Washington 1 Yes
188 PLAINS, CITY OF Plains 1 Yes
189 OVERBROOK, CITY OF Overbrook 1 Yes
190 JEWELL CO RWD 1 Esbon 1 Yes
191 PERRY, CITY OF Perry 1 Yes
192 WILSON CO RWD 10 Chanute 1 Yes
193 MONTGOMERY CO RWD 2 Independence 1 Yes
194 MINNEOLA, CITY OF Minneola 1 Yes
195 BROWN CO RWD 2 Powhattan 1 Yes
196 MOUND CITY, CITY OF Mound City 1 Yes
197 ATCHISON CO RWD 6 Atchison 1 Yes
198 LEON, CITY OF Leon 1 Yes
199 NEOSHO CO RWD 7 Chanute 1 Yes
200 MARQUETTE, CITY OF Marquette 1 Yes
201 WAVERLY, CITY OF Waverly 1 Yes
202 LA HARPE, CITY OF La Harpe 1 Yes
203 JEFFERSON CO RWD 11 Ozawkie 1 Yes
204 ALTA VISTA, CITY OF Alta Vista 1 Yes
205 GYPSUM, CITY OF Gypsum 1 Yes

Systems with No Violations (295)

295 water systems in Kansas have zero recorded violations. Showing the 50 largest by population served.

All Water Systems in Kansas (855)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water systems are in Kansas?
Kansas has 855 community water systems tracked by the EPA, serving a combined population of 2,869,020 people.
How many water systems in Kansas have health violations?
370 water systems in Kansas have health-based violations, which include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. These represent 43% of all systems in the state.
How many health-based violation records are in this extract for Kansas?
PlainEnviro's health-based EPA SDWIS extract contains 3,819 records joined to 855 active community water systems in Kansas. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.

About This Data

Water system data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations that may pose a direct risk to public health. Only community water systems (CWS) are included.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services

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