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Cowley County, Kansas

Water Systems
16
Population Served
35,090
Total Violations
851
121 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
53.2
Avg Violations per System
14.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
10 systems (63%)
GW
6 systems (38%)

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

Cowley 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
Arkansas City, City Of 11,929 75 Detected
Winfield, City Of 11,726 34 Clean
Cowley Co RWD 3 2,500 99 -
Cowley Co RWD 5 2,000 47 -
Strother Field Airport Ind Park 1,534 11 -
Cowley Co RWD 1 1,500 12 -
Cowley Co RWD 6 792 30 -
Udall, City Of 658 46 -
Cowley Co RWD 2 600 81 -
Burden, City Of 514 74 -
Cowley Co RWD 4 500 24 -
Cowley Co RWD 7 300 38 -
Dexter, City Of 226 45 -
Atlanta, City Of 169 87 -
Cambridge, City Of 92 69 -
Cowley Co RWD 8 50 79 -

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 Cowley County? ▼
Cowley County has 851 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 121 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cowley County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cowley County serve approximately 35,090 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cowley County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Cowley County, 1 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Cowley County? ▼
Water systems in Cowley County use SW (10 systems), GW (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. 14.2% of Cowley 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.