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Community Water System · PWS KS2014901

Emmett, City Of

Emmett, Kansas 66422 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 170 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

170
People served
231
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 231 drinking-water violations at Emmett, City Of, 8% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

231
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
170
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Emmett, City Of

Emmett, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 170 residents in Emmett, Kansas (Pottawatomie County) through 82 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 231 total violations for this system , of which 18 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 175 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 93 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%).

Emmett, City Of's 231 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
170
Total Violations
231
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
82
County
Pottawatomie
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
14
Monitoring Violations
175
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 93 2016
Groundwater Rule MR 17 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 2007
Public Notice Other 8 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2015
TTHM MR 7 2017
Arsenic MR 4 2003
Barium MR 4 2003
Cadmium MR 4 2003
Antimony, Total MR 4 2003
Thallium, Total MR 4 2003
Nickel MR 4 2003
Selenium MR 4 2003
Mercury MR 4 2003
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2003
Chromium MR 4 2003
E. COLI MR 4 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2017
Groundwater Rule TT 3 2015
Lead and Copper Rule TT 1 1994

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 Emmett, 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 KS2014901 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
2019 Public Notice Other 8 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 7500
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 8000
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 2456
2017 TTHM MR 7 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 2950
2017 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 3014
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 5000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 93 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 3100
2015 Groundwater Rule MR 17 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 0700
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 7000
2015 Groundwater Rule TT 3 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 0700
2007 Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 3100
2003 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 1005
2003 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 1010
2003 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 1015
2003 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / KS2014901 / 1074

How Emmett, City Of Compares

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

Metric Emmett, City Of Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 231 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 170 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 Emmett, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Emmett, City Of (PWS ID: KS2014901) has 231 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 170 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Emmett, City Of serve? ▼
Emmett, City Of serves 170 people in Emmett, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 82 service connections.
What type of violations does Emmett, City Of have? ▼
Emmett, City Of has 231 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 175 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Emmett, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Emmett, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Emmett, City Of use? ▼
Emmett, 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.
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.