LYON CO RWD 1

EMPORIA, KS · ~1,595 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KS2011101

State

Kansas

City

EMPORIA

Population served

1,595

Primary source

SWP

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

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2017. Official EPA record →

Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Jul 2025 Unaddressed

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Nov 2016 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Sep 2016 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Oct 2013 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Sep 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Oct 2012 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2011 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2011 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2010 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began May 2006 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Jun 2017
State action · SOX Mar 2017
State action · SIA Mar 2017
State action · SIF Feb 2017
State action · SOX Jan 2017
State action · SIF Jan 2017
State action · SIF Jan 2017
State action · SIF Jan 2017

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

Nitrate

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.724 · max 0.724 mg/L · 1

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 KS2011101 — 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.