GREAT BEND, CITY OF
PWS ID: KS2000911 · GREAT BEND, Kansas 67530
PFAS Detected
11 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
14,580
Total Violations
78
Health-Based Violations
31
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 6,376
- County
- Barton
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 31
- Monitoring Violations
- 35
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 31 | 2010 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 12 | 2003 |
| Public Notice | Other | 6 | 2010 |
| Nitrate | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2018 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2003 |
| Benzene | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| TTHM | MR | 2 | 2021 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 64 of 600 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFDA | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/13/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/13/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/13/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/13/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/13/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/13/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/13/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/13/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/13/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/13/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 5/13/2024 | 25.2000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/13/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/13/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/13/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/18/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/18/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/18/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/18/2024 | 31.2000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/18/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.