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Community Water System · PWS KS2010701

Blue Mound, City Of

Blue Mound, Kansas 66010-0100 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 223 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

223
People served
328
EPA violations
186
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 328 drinking-water violations at Blue Mound, City Of, 57% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

328
Total EPA violations on record
57%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
223
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Blue Mound, City Of

Blue Mound, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 223 residents in Blue Mound, Kansas (Linn County) through 135 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 328 total violations for this system , of which 186 (57%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 123 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 78 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%).

Blue Mound, City Of's 328 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
223
Total Violations
328
Health-Based Violations
186
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
135
County
Linn
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
120
Monitoring Violations
123
Treatment Tech Violations
66

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 78 2007
TTHM MCL 58 2007
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 58 2007
CARBON, TOTAL TT 54 2007
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 22 2001
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 12 1997
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2006
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2017
TTHM MR 4 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2010
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2001

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 Blue Mound, 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 KS2010701 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
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 2456
2017 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 2950
2013 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 5000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 3100
2007 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 78 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 0300
2007 TTHM MCL 58 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 2950
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 58 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 2456
2007 CARBON, TOTAL TT 54 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 2920
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 3100
2001 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 22 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 0200
2001 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 7000
1997 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 12 SDWIS / KS2010701 / 0200

How Blue Mound, City Of Compares

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

Metric Blue Mound, City Of Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 328 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 186 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 223 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 Blue Mound, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Blue Mound, City Of (PWS ID: KS2010701) has 328 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 223 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Blue Mound, City Of serve? ▼
Blue Mound, City Of serves 223 people in Blue Mound, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 135 service connections.
What type of violations does Blue Mound, City Of have? ▼
Blue Mound, City Of has 328 total violations: 186 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 123 monitoring/reporting violations, and 66 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Blue Mound, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Blue Mound, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Blue Mound, City Of use? ▼
Blue Mound, City Of uses Surface Water 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.