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Ford County, Kansas

Water Systems
9
Population Served
34,610
Total Violations
723
271 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
80.3
Avg Violations per System
37.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
9 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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (9)

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
Dodge City, City Of 27,104 112 Detected
National Beef Packing Company LLC Dodge 2,955 39 -
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp 2,600 70 -
Spearville, City Of 796 39 -
Bucklin, City Of 771 37 -
Ford, City Of 204 336 -
Kansas Soldiers Home 130 68 -
Gunsmoke RV Park LLC 25 8 -
Kdot Bloom Rest Area Wb 63511 25 14 -

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 Ford County? ▼
Ford County has 723 total drinking water violations across 9 water systems, of which 271 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Ford County systems? ▼
Water systems in Ford County serve approximately 34,610 people through 9 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Ford County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Ford County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Ford County? ▼
Water systems in Ford County use GW (9 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. 37.5% of Ford 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.