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Water system · PWSID KS2003509

ARKANSAS CITY, CITY OF

90
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KS2003509

State

Kansas

City

ARKANSAS CITY

Population served

11,929

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 10 points — the score moved from 100 to 90 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 90

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 Jan 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

4.4 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.1×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.4 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

Lithium

9,100 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

17

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

4

Health-based

33

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2022. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Antimony began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Arsenic began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Barium began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cadmium began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1075 began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1085 began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Sep 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Sep 2019 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0700 health-based began Dec 2015 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jun 2022
  • State action · SOX Mar 2022
  • State action · SIA Mar 2022
  • State action · SIE Mar 2022
  • State action · SIF Jun 2020
  • State action · SOX Feb 2020
  • State action · SIA Feb 2020
  • State action · SIE Feb 2020

This profile is built from EPA public records for system KS2003509 — 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.