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Community Water System · PWS KS2012107

Fontana, City Of

Fontana, Kansas 66026 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 216 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

216
People served
141
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 141 drinking-water violations at Fontana, City Of, 6% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

141
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
216
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fontana, City Of

Fontana, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 216 residents in Fontana, Kansas (Miami County) through 94 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 141 total violations for this system , of which 8 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 93 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 23 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%).

Fontana, City Of's 141 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
216
Total Violations
141
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
94
County
Miami
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
93
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 23 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 23 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 22 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 20 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 2010
Public Notice Other 12 2019
Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 1999
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 4 2013
Asbestos MR 1 2011

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 Fontana, 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 KS2012107 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
2023 TTHM MR 23 SDWIS / KS2012107 / 2950
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 23 SDWIS / KS2012107 / 2456
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 22 SDWIS / KS2012107 / 5000
2019 Public Notice Other 12 SDWIS / KS2012107 / 7500
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 20 SDWIS / KS2012107 / 3100
2013 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 4 SDWIS / KS2012107 / 0600
2011 Asbestos MR 1 SDWIS / KS2012107 / 1094
2010 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 SDWIS / KS2012107 / 7000
1999 Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 SDWIS / KS2012107 / 5000

How Fontana, City Of Compares

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

Metric Fontana, City Of Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 141 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 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 216 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 Fontana, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Fontana, City Of (PWS ID: KS2012107) has 141 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 216 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Fontana, City Of serve? ▼
Fontana, City Of serves 216 people in Fontana, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 94 service connections.
What type of violations does Fontana, City Of have? ▼
Fontana, City Of has 141 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 93 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fontana, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Fontana, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Fontana, City Of use? ▼
Fontana, 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.