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Geary County, Kansas

Water Systems
16
Population Served
59,609
Total Violations
997
414 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
62.3
Avg Violations per System
41.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
15 systems (94%)
SW
1 system (6%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
2
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

Geary 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
Frusi Water Treatment Plant 35,784 58 Detected
Junction City, City Of 19,167 107 Clean
Grandview Plaza, City Of 1,663 29 -
Geary Co RWD 4 1,005 48 -
Frusi Multi Purpose Range Complex 970 6 -
Milford, City Of 400 235 -
Geary Co RWD 1 216 60 -
Miller Mobile Home Park 113 67 -
Geary Co Water District 2 78 19 -
Kansas 4-H Foundation, Inc 63 96 -
Frusi Aqt Range Complex 25 4 -
US Army Coe Milford Rolling Hills 25 20 -
US Army Coe Milford Curtis Creek 25 11 -
US Army Coe Milford Timber Creek 2 25 23 -
Thunderbird Marina 25 210 -
B J`s 66 25 4 -

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 Geary County? ▼
Geary County has 997 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 414 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Geary County systems? ▼
Water systems in Geary County serve approximately 59,609 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Geary County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Geary County, 2 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Geary County? ▼
Water systems in Geary County use GW (15 systems), SW (1 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. 41.5% of Geary 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.