Community Water System · PWS KS2010311
Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent LLC
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 12,934 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 12,934
- People served
- 32
- EPA violations
- 16
- Health-based
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 32 drinking-water violations at Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent LLC, 50% of them health-based - below the Kansas per-system average.
- 32
- Total EPA violations on record
- 50%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 12,934
- People served by this system
- 0
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent LLC
Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent LLC is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 12,934 residents in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (Leavenworth County) through 1,907 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 32 total violations for this system , of which 16 (50%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 15 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2005.
The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 12 violations (MCL, health-based). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.
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%).
Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent LLC's 32 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.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,907
- County
- Leavenworth
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 16
- Monitoring Violations
- 15
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 12 | 2005 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 4 | 1995 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 3 | 2005 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 1 | 2001 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFPO-DA | 7/1/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/1/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/1/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/1/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/1/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/1/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/1/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/1/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/1/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/1/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/1/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/1/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/1/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/1/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/1/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/1/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/1/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/1/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 1/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 1/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 1/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 1/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 1/8/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 1/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 1/8/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 1/8/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 1/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 1/8/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 1/8/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 1/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
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 Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent LLC.
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 KS2010311 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
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 SDWISViolation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | TTHM | MCL | 12 | SDWIS / KS2010311 / 2950 |
| 2005 | Coliform (TCR) | MR | 3 | SDWIS / KS2010311 / 3100 |
| 2001 | Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 1 | SDWIS / KS2010311 / 7000 |
| 1995 | Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 4 | SDWIS / KS2010311 / 3100 |
| 1988 | Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 2 | SDWIS / KS2010311 / 2982 |
| 1988 | 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | SDWIS / KS2010311 / 2977 |
| 1988 | Vinyl chloride | MR | 2 | SDWIS / KS2010311 / 2976 |
| 1988 | 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 2 | SDWIS / KS2010311 / 2980 |
| 1988 | p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | SDWIS / KS2010311 / 2969 |
| 1988 | Trichloroethylene | MR | 2 | SDWIS / KS2010311 / 2984 |
How Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent LLC Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent LLC | Kansas avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 32 | 88.1 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 16 | 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 | 12,934 | 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 |
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