PlainWater
Counties → Kansas

Bourbon County, Kansas

Water Systems
6
Population Served
16,490
Total Violations
548
262 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
91.3
Avg Violations per System
47.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
6 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
50.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (6)

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
Fort Scott, City Of 7,513 50 Detected
Bourbon Co RWD 2C 7,050 25 Clean
Bourbon Co RWD 4 1,161 215 -
Bronson, City Of 305 137 -
Uniontown, City Of 296 72 -
Fulton, City Of 165 49 -

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 Bourbon County? ▼
Bourbon County has 548 total drinking water violations across 6 water systems, of which 262 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Bourbon County systems? ▼
Water systems in Bourbon County serve approximately 16,490 people through 6 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Bourbon County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Bourbon County, 1 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Bourbon County? ▼
Water systems in Bourbon County use SW (6 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. 47.8% of Bourbon 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.