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Water system · PWSID KS2002109

BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF

BAXTER SPRINGS, KS · ~3,852 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KS2002109

State

Kansas

City

BAXTER SPRINGS

Population served

3,852

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Dec 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

70,900 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

82

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

30

Health-based

145

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Sep 2025. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Apr 2025 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jan 2025 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Oct 2024 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jul 2024 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Gross alpha health-based began Jan 2022 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Gross alpha health-based began Apr 2021 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Gross alpha health-based began Jan 2021 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Gross alpha health-based began Oct 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Jul 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Jul 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Gross alpha health-based began Jul 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Jan 2020 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Sep 2025
  • State action · SOX Sep 2025
  • State action · SIF Sep 2025
  • State action · SIE Aug 2025
  • State action · SIA Aug 2025
  • State action · SIF May 2025
  • State action · SIA Apr 2025
  • State action · SIA Apr 2025

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Arsenic

1 station · latest Sep 2022

0.00075 · max 0.0009 mg/L · 2

Lead

1 station · latest Sep 2022

0.006 · max 0.0063 mg/L · 2

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system KS2002109 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.