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Community Water System · PWS KS2010301

Easton, City Of

Easton, Kansas 66020-0267 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 211 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

211
People served
282
EPA violations
41
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 282 drinking-water violations at Easton, City Of, 15% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

282
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
211
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Easton, City Of

Easton, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 211 residents in Easton, Kansas (Leavenworth County) through 93 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 282 total violations for this system , of which 41 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 209 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 141 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%).

Easton, City Of's 282 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
211
Total Violations
282
Health-Based Violations
41
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
93
County
Leavenworth
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
37
Monitoring Violations
209
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 141 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 37 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 21 2023
Public Notice Other 13 2023
TTHM MR 10 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 10 2021
E. COLI MR 7 2022
Chloramine MR 6 2021
Nitrate MR 4 1999
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 1996
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2019
Coliform (TCR) Other 2 1998

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 Easton, 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 KS2010301 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 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 5200
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 21 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 5000
2023 Public Notice Other 13 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 7500
2023 TTHM MR 10 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 2950
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 2456
2022 E. COLI MR 7 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 3014
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 10 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 8000
2021 Chloramine MR 6 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 1006
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 7000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 37 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 3100
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 141 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 3100
1999 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 1040
1998 Coliform (TCR) Other 2 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 3100
1996 Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 SDWIS / KS2010301 / 5000

How Easton, City Of Compares

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

Metric Easton, City Of Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 282 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 41 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 211 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 Easton, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Easton, City Of (PWS ID: KS2010301) has 282 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 211 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Easton, City Of serve? ▼
Easton, City Of serves 211 people in Easton, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 93 service connections.
What type of violations does Easton, City Of have? ▼
Easton, City Of has 282 total violations: 41 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 209 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Easton, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Easton, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Easton, City Of use? ▼
Easton, 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.