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Barton County, Kansas

Water Systems
16
Population Served
22,818
Total Violations
1,473
154 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
92.1
Avg Violations per System
10.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
16 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
1
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (16)

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
Great Bend, City Of 14,580 78 Detected
Hoisington, City Of 2,657 211 -
Ellinwood, City Of 1,989 11 -
Barton County Community College 1,000 22 -
Great Bend Industrial Park 700 14 -
Claflin, City Of 553 34 -
Barton Co RWD 2 368 173 -
Redbarn Pet Products 250 81 -
Pawnee Rock, City Of 190 83 -
Barton Hills Addition 176 147 -
Albert, City Of 128 37 -
Olmitz, City Of 91 39 -
Doonan Specialized Trailer LLC 58 307 -
Susank, City Of 28 30 -
Camp Aldrich Conference Center 25 28 -
Odin Store 25 178 -

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 Barton County? ▼
Barton County has 1,473 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 154 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Barton County systems? ▼
Water systems in Barton County serve approximately 22,818 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Barton County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Barton County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Barton County? ▼
Water systems in Barton County use GW (16 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. 10.5% of Barton 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.