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Cherokee County, Kansas

Water Systems
18
Population Served
19,138
Total Violations
1,175
326 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
65.3
Avg Violations per System
27.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
10 systems (56%)
GW
8 systems (44%)

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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (18)

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
Baxter Springs, City Of 3,852 285 Clean
Columbus, City Of 2,882 131 -
Galena, City Of 2,743 34 -
Cherokee Co RWD 3 1,900 32 -
Cherokee Co RWD 4 1,500 11 -
Cherokee Co RWD 8 1,235 2 -
Cherokee Co RWD 2 943 5 -
Cherokee Co RWD 9 900 63 -
Riverton School 840 15 -
Weir, City Of 566 48 -
Cherokee Co RWD 1 520 40 -
Cherokee Co RWD 5 480 16 -
Scammon, City Of 370 9 -
Cherokee Co RWD 7 158 36 -
West Mineral, City Of 150 67 -
Roseland, City Of 73 32 -
Hyz Inc Hai Ying 25 228 -
Public Wholesale WSD 19 1 121 -

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 Cherokee County? ▼
Cherokee County has 1,175 total drinking water violations across 18 water systems, of which 326 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cherokee County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cherokee County serve approximately 19,138 people through 18 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cherokee County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Cherokee County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Cherokee County? ▼
Water systems in Cherokee County use SW (10 systems), GW (8 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. 27.7% of Cherokee 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.