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Montgomery County, Kansas

Water Systems
17
Population Served
30,553
Total Violations
2,176
1,243 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
128.0
Avg Violations per System
57.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
17 systems (100%)

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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (17)

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
Coffeyville, City Of 8,847 80 Detected
Independence, City Of 8,464 51 Clean
Montgomery Co RWD 1C 2,450 35 -
Cherryvale, City Of 2,159 37 -
Caney, City Of 1,756 386 -
Montgomery Co RWD 2C A 1,113 22 -
Montgomery Co RWD 6 1,092 58 -
Montgomery Co RWD 2 800 44 -
Montgomery Co RWD 12 756 7 -
Montgomery Co RWD 4 745 72 -
Montgomery Co RWD 9 430 19 -
Montgomery Co RWD 2C B 428 45 -
Dearing, City Of 376 21 -
Montgomery Co RWD 8 340 133 -
Montgomery Co RWD 14 330 50 -
Elk City, City Of 292 1,064 -
Montgomery Co RWD 1 175 52 -

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 Montgomery County? ▼
Montgomery County has 2,176 total drinking water violations across 17 water systems, of which 1,243 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Montgomery County systems? ▼
Water systems in Montgomery County serve approximately 30,553 people through 17 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Montgomery County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Montgomery County, 1 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Montgomery County? ▼
Water systems in Montgomery County use SW (17 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. 57.1% of Montgomery 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.