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Ellis County, Kansas

Water Systems
14
Population Served
26,113
Total Violations
2,063
277 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
147.4
Avg Violations per System
13.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
14 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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (14)

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
Hays, City Of 21,040 57 Detected
Ellis, City Of 2,001 72 -
Victoria, City Of 1,149 20 -
Ellis Co RWD 6 383 216 -
Ellis Co RWD 1C 340 59 -
Countryside Estates MHP Hays KS, LLC 300 253 -
Ellis Co RWD 3 200 17 -
Schoenchen, City Of 173 129 -
Buffalo Hills Park 135 13 -
Meadow Acres MHP Hays KS, LLC 134 38 -
Country View Mobile Home Park 125 684 -
Sunset Valley MHP Hays KS, LLC 60 383 -
Hays Suburban Estates 38 89 -
Ksu Agricultural Research Center 35 33 -

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 Ellis County? ▼
Ellis County has 2,063 total drinking water violations across 14 water systems, of which 277 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Ellis County systems? ▼
Water systems in Ellis County serve approximately 26,113 people through 14 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Ellis County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Ellis County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Ellis County? ▼
Water systems in Ellis County use GW (14 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. 13.4% of Ellis 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.