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Atchison County, Kansas

Water Systems
8
Population Served
16,560
Total Violations
972
224 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
121.5
Avg Violations per System
23.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
6 systems (75%)
GW
2 systems (25%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Atchison Kansas water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (8)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Atchison, City Of 10,694 216 Clean
Atchison Co RWD 5C 3,690 46 Clean
Atchison Co RWD 6 670 147 -
Effingham, City Of 500 65 -
Atchison Co RWD 1 490 108 -
Lancaster, City Of 248 41 -
Muscotah, City Of 158 169 -
Atchison Co RWD 3 110 180 -

Other Counties in Kansas

Johnson County
9 systems · 668,443 served · 321 violations
Sedgwick County
29 systems · 498,426 served · 1,514 violations
Wyandotte County
2 systems · 160,765 served · 103 violations
Douglas County
14 systems · 155,316 served · 244 violations
Shawnee County
9 systems · 154,507 served · 551 violations
Leavenworth County
16 systems · 82,837 served · 1,071 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Atchison County? ▼
Atchison County has 972 total drinking water violations across 8 water systems, of which 224 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Atchison County systems? ▼
Water systems in Atchison County serve approximately 16,560 people through 8 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Atchison County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Atchison County, 2 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Atchison County? ▼
Water systems in Atchison County use SW (6 systems), GW (2 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 23.0% of Atchison County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.