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Community Water System · PWS KS2009503

Kingman, City Of

Kingman, Kansas 67068-0168 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,062 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,062
People served
104
EPA violations
72
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 104 drinking-water violations at Kingman, City Of, 69% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

104
Total EPA violations on record
69%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,062
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kingman, City Of

Kingman, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,062 residents in Kingman, Kansas (Kingman County) through 1,634 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 104 total violations for this system , of which 72 (69%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 24 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 64 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Kingman, City Of's 104 violations sit above 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
3,062
Total Violations
104
Health-Based Violations
72
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,634
County
Kingman
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
72
Monitoring Violations
24
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 64 1996
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2025
Chlorine MR 3 2025
Public Notice Other 2 2002
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2018
Trichloroethylene MR 2 1989
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 1989
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1989
Benzene MR 2 1989
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 1989
Vinyl chloride MR 2 1989
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1989
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 1989
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2025

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 Kingman, City Of.

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 KS2009503 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 8000
2025 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 0999
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 5200
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 5000
2002 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 3100
2002 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 7500
1996 Nitrate MCL 64 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 1040
1989 Trichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 2984
1989 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 2982
1989 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 2969
1989 Benzene MR 2 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 2990
1989 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 2981
1989 Vinyl chloride MR 2 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 2976
1989 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 2977
1989 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / KS2009503 / 2980

How Kingman, City Of Compares

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

Metric Kingman, City Of Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 104 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 72 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 3,062 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 Kingman, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Kingman, City Of (PWS ID: KS2009503) has 104 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,062 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Kingman, City Of serve? ▼
Kingman, City Of serves 3,062 people in Kingman, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,634 service connections.
What type of violations does Kingman, City Of have? ▼
Kingman, City Of has 104 total violations: 72 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 24 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Kingman, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Kingman, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Kingman, City Of use? ▼
Kingman, City Of 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.