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Saline County, Kansas

Water Systems
13
Population Served
51,554
Total Violations
833
91 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
64.1
Avg Violations per System
10.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
8 systems (62%)
SW
5 systems (38%)

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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (13)

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
Salina, City Of 46,481 19 Detected
Saline Co RWD 3 936 47 -
Southeast Saline Schools 790 57 -
Saline Co RWD 4 768 30 -
Saline Co RWD 2 465 92 -
Assaria, City Of 427 14 -
Saline Co RWD 7 418 29 -
Gypsum, City Of 402 37 -
Saline Co RWD 8 298 4 -
Brookville, City Of 244 134 -
Sundowner, Inc 220 304 -
Saline Co RWD 1 80 13 -
Outlaws 25 53 -

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 Saline County? ▼
Saline County has 833 total drinking water violations across 13 water systems, of which 91 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Saline County systems? ▼
Water systems in Saline County serve approximately 51,554 people through 13 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Saline County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Saline County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Saline County? ▼
Water systems in Saline County use GW (8 systems), SW (5 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. 10.9% of Saline 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.