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Butler County, Kansas

Water Systems
21
Population Served
48,500
Total Violations
1,552
393 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
73.9
Avg Violations per System
25.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
19 systems (90%)
GW
2 systems (10%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
2
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (21)

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
El Dorado, City Of 12,810 123 Clean
Augusta, City Of 9,267 101 Clean
Butler Co RWD 5 6,457 20 Clean
Rose Hill, City Of 4,269 24 Clean
Butler Co RWD 6 2,655 82 -
Butler Co RWD 4 1,565 137 -
Douglass, City Of 1,551 35 -
Butler Co RWD 2 1,534 143 -
Butler Co RWD 3 1,494 16 -
Butler Co RWD 7 1,455 56 -
Towanda, City Of 1,445 50 -
Benton, City Of 946 80 -
Butler Co RWD 1 782 84 -
Leon, City Of 667 115 -
Whitewater, City Of 666 65 -
Potwin, City Of 424 88 -
Elbing, City Of 225 16 -
Cassoday, City Of 111 132 -
Latham, City Of 101 82 -
Simmons Subdivision Sanitation System 75 93 -
Public Wholesale WSD 8 1 10 -

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 Butler County? ▼
Butler County has 1,552 total drinking water violations across 21 water systems, of which 393 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Butler County systems? ▼
Water systems in Butler County serve approximately 48,500 people through 21 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Butler County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Butler County, 2 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Butler County? ▼
Water systems in Butler County use SW (19 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. 25.3% of Butler 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.