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Community Water System · PWS KS2009102

Desoto, City Of

Operator location Desoto, Kansas - 35% of 52 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 4,645 served per SDWIS.

4,645
People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems
52
EPA violations (this PWS) Middle third of systems
18
Health-based (this PWS) Upper third by health-based share
1 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS) Lower third of PFAS-detected systems
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Desoto, City Of standing, mid SDWIS violation third

35% of 52 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 35% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #8,075 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Desoto, City Of lands in the middle third by violation volume (52), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (4,645; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 35% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#8,075 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#71 of 424
Population · KS
52
Total EPA violations on record
35%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

D
Water Safety Score
44/100
Desoto, City Of

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F
18
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
34
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination A+
0.0031 µg/L
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,950
County
Johnson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
18
Treatment Tech Violations
13

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 12 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2008
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1992
E. COLI MR 2 2014
Lead and Copper Rule TT 1 1994
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2002
TTHM MR 1 2025

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Desoto, City Of has 52 recorded EPA violations, 57% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 42% carry more. 35% of this system's own violations are health-based (18 of 52), and it ranks #8,075 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

52 Around the middle fewer violations than 42% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Desoto, City Of plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Desoto, City Of-52, 35%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
6:2 FTS 4/15/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/15/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/15/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/15/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/15/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 4/15/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/15/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/15/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/15/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/15/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/15/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/15/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/15/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/15/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/15/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/15/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/15/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/15/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 10/1/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 10/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 10/1/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 10/1/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 10/1/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 10/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 10/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 10/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 10/1/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 10/1/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 10/1/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 10/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 10/1/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 10/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 10/1/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 10/1/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 10/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 10/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 10/1/2024 3.10 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFPeA 10/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 10/1/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Desoto, City Of

18 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for KS2009102.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

52 violations · 4,645 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Desoto, City Of

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Kansas compares on the same EPA violation measures. Kansas systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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