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Community Water System · PWS KS2005701

Kansas Soldiers Home

Fort Dodge, Kansas 67843 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 130 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

130
People served
68
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 68 drinking-water violations at Kansas Soldiers Home, 22% of them health-based - below the Kansas per-system average.

68
Total EPA violations on record
22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
130
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kansas Soldiers Home

Kansas Soldiers Home is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 130 residents in Fort Dodge, Kansas (Ford County) through 68 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 68 total violations for this system , of which 15 (22%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 38 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, recorded in 16 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Kansas, EPA tracks 957 public water systems serving 2,894,673 people, with 84,344 cumulative violations and 33,424 health-based violations on record. About 99% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 88.1 violations. Statewide, 89 of 103 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (86.4%).

Kansas Soldiers Home's 68 violations sit below the Kansas average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
130
Total Violations
68
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
68
County
Ford
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
13
Monitoring Violations
38
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 16 2005
Combined Uranium MR 16 2005
Nitrate MCL 7 1998
Fluoride MCL 6 1985
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2002
Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 1994
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 1995

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Kansas Soldiers Home.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID KS2005701 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Kansas Drinking Water Authority

Kansas's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find KS regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / KS2005701 / 7000
2005 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 16 SDWIS / KS2005701 / 4000
2005 Combined Uranium MR 16 SDWIS / KS2005701 / 4006
2002 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / KS2005701 / 3100
1998 Nitrate MCL 7 SDWIS / KS2005701 / 1040
1995 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / KS2005701 / 5000
1994 Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 SDWIS / KS2005701 / 5000
1985 Fluoride MCL 6 SDWIS / KS2005701 / 1025

How Kansas Soldiers Home Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Kansas Soldiers Home Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 68 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 34.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 86.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 130 3,025 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 957 regulated public water systems in Kansas.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kansas Soldiers Home water safe to drink? ▼
Kansas Soldiers Home (PWS ID: KS2005701) has 68 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 130 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Kansas Soldiers Home serve? ▼
Kansas Soldiers Home serves 130 people in Fort Dodge, Kansas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 68 service connections.
What type of violations does Kansas Soldiers Home have? ▼
Kansas Soldiers Home has 68 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 38 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Kansas Soldiers Home water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Kansas Soldiers Home under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Kansas Soldiers Home use? ▼
Kansas Soldiers Home uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.