Is Ransom, City Of water safe to drink?

Ransom, City Of (PWS ID: KS2013501) has 169 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 253 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Ransom, City Of serve?

EPA SDWIS reports that Ransom, City Of serves 253 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Ransom or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 170 service connections. The operator address is listed in Ransom, Kansas.

What type of violations does Ransom, City Of have?

Ransom, City Of has 169 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 138 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Ransom, City Of water?

No PFAS testing data is available for Ransom, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Ransom, City Of use?

Ransom, 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.

How does Ransom, City Of's violation count compare nationally?

Ransom, City Of has 169 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 17% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 83% of that cohort has fewer violations than Ransom, City Of. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

States → Kansas

Community Water System · PWS KS2013501

Ransom, City Of

Operator location Ransom, Kansas - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 253 people served; 169 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

Compiled by PlainWater · May 15, 2026

253
People served (this PWS) Smaller third of systems: 169
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems: 15
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share: Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result

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Ransom, City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

253 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 9% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%).

The verdict

Ransom, City Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (169), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (253; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 9% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

169
Total EPA violations on record: 9%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 253
People served by this PWS (SDWIS): N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

Water Safety Score

15/100

Ransom, City Of

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F

EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)

Monitoring & reporting violations F

154

Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)

PFAS contamination N/A

Not UCMR5-tested

Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 170
County: Ness
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 15
Monitoring Violations: 138
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	17	2021
TTHM	MR	17	2021
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	15	2013
Coliform (TCR)	MR	8	2010
Public Notice	Other	7	2022
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	RPT	5	2025
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2008
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2008
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2008
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2008
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2008
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2008
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2008
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2008
Toluene	MR	4	2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2016
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2008
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	4	2008
Benzene	MR	4	2008
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2008
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2008
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2008
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2008
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2008
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2008
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2008
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2008
Styrene	MR	4	2008
Atrazine	MR	4	2008

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Ransom, City Of has 169 recorded EPA violations, 83% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 17% carry more. 9% of this system's own violations are health-based (15 of 169), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

169 Higher than most more violations than 83% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Ransom, City Of plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

How to read this

Each dot is one public water system; the highlighted dot is Ransom, City Of. A system to the right has more recorded violations; a system higher up has a larger share of those violations classified health-based rather than monitoring or reporting.

Rare but serious: few violations, but most of them are health-based.
Frequent, mostly paperwork: many violations, but mostly monitoring or reporting, not health-based.
Clean record: below-median on both counts, the tinted corner.

View all 30 systems as a list

City of Ballinger: 372 violations, 85% health-based
Nooksack Valley Water Association: 16 violations, 31% health-based
Montgomery Co RWD 12: 7 violations, 29% health-based
Irvin Water District #6: 11 violations, 27% health-based
Ticonderoga WD: 47 violations, 26% health-based
Pine Valley Plantation: 37 violations, 24% health-based
McLouth, City Of: 29 violations, 17% health-based
Kipling Oaks 1: 25 violations, 16% health-based
South Deerfield Water Supply District: 96 violations, 16% health-based
Sunset Ridge Water District: 82 violations, 15% health-based
Orange Water Dept: 136 violations, 14% health-based
Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1: 167 violations, 11% health-based
Ransom, City Of: 169 violations, 9% health-based (this system)
Lake Gibson Estates: 42 violations, 2% health-based
Benson Culinary Improvement District: 212 violations, 1% health-based
Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth: 567 violations, 1% health-based
Miccosukee Service Plaza: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600: 2 violations, 0% health-based
Center Water Co: 5 violations, 0% health-based
Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs: 9 violations, 0% health-based
Great Bend Industrial Park: 14 violations, 0% health-based
Glen Park Village: 19 violations, 0% health-based
Camp Is-Sho-Da: 22 violations, 0% health-based
Hamilton: 33 violations, 0% health-based
Town of Welaka: 54 violations, 0% health-based
Township of Blairstown Dpw: 61 violations, 0% health-based
McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority: 71 violations, 0% health-based
Clarkdale Municipal Water System: 114 violations, 0% health-based
Eureka Water Association: 273 violations, 0% health-based

Population served record for Ransom, City Of

EPA SDWIS lists 253 people served and 170 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

EPA SDWIS · PWS KS2013501

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

169 violations · 253 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

What to do with Ransom, City Of

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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