Question 1

Is Kingman Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Kingman Water Works (PWS ID: IN5223004) has 296 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 560 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Kingman Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Kingman Water Works serves 560 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Kingman or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 262 service connections. The operator address is listed in Kingman, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Kingman Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Kingman Water Works has 296 total violations: 202 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 83 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Kingman Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Kingman Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Kingman Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Kingman Water Works uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Kingman Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Kingman Water Works ranks #27,238 of 29,740 by people served, and #702 of 788 in Indiana. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Kingman Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Kingman Water Works has 296 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 9% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 91% of that cohort has fewer violations than Kingman Water Works. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Arsenic	MCL	180	2022
Coliform (TCR)	MR	21	2011
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	14	2006
Nitrate	MR	9	1995
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	8	2024
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	3	2010
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	3	2020
TTHM	MR	3	2010
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1998
Styrene	MR	2	1998
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1998
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1998
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1998
Benzene	MR	2	1998
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1998
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1998
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1998
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1998
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1998
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1998
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1998
Toluene	MR	2	1998
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998

Kingman Water Works

Kingman Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Kingman Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints