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Community Water System · PWS KS2012520

Elk City, City Of

Elk City, Kansas 67344 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 292 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

292
People served
1,064
EPA violations
851
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,064 drinking-water violations at Elk City, City Of, 80% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

1,064
Total EPA violations on record
80%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
292
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Elk City, City Of

Elk City, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 292 residents in Elk City, Kansas (Montgomery County) through 169 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,064 total violations for this system , of which 851 (80%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 137 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 407 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%).

Elk City, City Of's 1,064 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
292
Total Violations
1,064
Health-Based Violations
851
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
169
County
Montgomery
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
807
Monitoring Violations
137
Treatment Tech Violations
44

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 407 2024
TTHM MCL 400 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 64 2020
Public Notice Other 62 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 24 2003
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 17 2020
CARBON, TOTAL TT 15 2006
Chlorine MR 10 2024
CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2010
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 2005
TTHM MR 5 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 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 Elk City, 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 KS2012520 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
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 407 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 2456
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 8000
2024 Chlorine MR 10 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 0999
2023 TTHM MCL 400 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 2950
2021 Public Notice Other 62 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 7500
2020 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 64 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 0300
2020 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 17 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 0200
2020 CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 2920
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 5000
2010 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 2456
2010 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 2950
2006 CARBON, TOTAL TT 15 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 2920
2005 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 0300
2003 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 24 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 0200
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / KS2012520 / 3100

How Elk City, City Of Compares

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

Metric Elk City, City Of Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,064 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 851 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 292 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 Elk City, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Elk City, City Of (PWS ID: KS2012520) has 1064 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 292 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Elk City, City Of serve? ▼
Elk City, City Of serves 292 people in Elk City, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 169 service connections.
What type of violations does Elk City, City Of have? ▼
Elk City, City Of has 1,064 total violations: 851 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 137 monitoring/reporting violations, and 44 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Elk City, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Elk City, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Elk City, City Of use? ▼
Elk City, 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.