ARKANSAS CITY, CITY OF
PWS ID: KS2003509 · ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas 67005
PFAS Detected
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
11,929
Total Violations
75
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 4,929
- County
- Cowley
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 14
- Monitoring Violations
- 44
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 4
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 14 | 1991 |
| Groundwater Rule | TT | 4 | 2015 |
| TTHM | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Barium | MR | 4 | 2021 |
| Cadmium | MR | 4 | 2021 |
| Chromium | MR | 4 | 2021 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 4 | 2021 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 4 | 2021 |
| Mercury | MR | 4 | 2021 |
| Selenium | MR | 4 | 2021 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 4 | 2021 |
| Arsenic | MR | 4 | 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2001 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMBA | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/6/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/6/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/6/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/6/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/6/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/6/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/6/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/6/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/6/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/6/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/6/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/6/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/6/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/6/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/11/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/11/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/11/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/11/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 1/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 1/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 1/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 1/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 1/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 1/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 1/3/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 1/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 1/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 1/3/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 1/3/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 1/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 1/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 1/3/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 1/3/2024 | 9.1000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 1/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 1/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 1/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 1/3/2024 | 0.0034 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 1/3/2024 | 0.0044 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | 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.