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Elk City, KS Tap Water Quality 2026

Water quality report for Elk City, KS — PFAS, lead and copper results, violation history and state inspection findings from EPA SDWIS.

A look at Elk City's drinking water using EPA enforcement records: violations, lead and copper results, PFAS sampling and state inspection findings.

Main Utility: Elk City, City Of PWSID: KS2012520 Updated: 2026 Q2
✅

No federal limits exceeded on record

Lead was not detected and no violations are open. PFAS has never been sampled at this system.

B

Elk City earns a B for water quality

Graded on violations and lead, with state inspection findings. PFAS not tested.

Lead: not detected
PFAS never sampled at this system
106 violations since 2015, 58 health-based
No violations currently open
Elk City's lead level vs. all Kansas community water systems
0 ppb5 ppb10 ppb15 ppb
Lead level: Not detected — 0% of the federal action level
✓ Lower lead than % of Kansas utilities
Population Served
259
~169 connections
Water Source
Surface water
Drawn from surface water — SDWIS source code SW
Active Violations
0
106 since 2015, all resolved

Lead & Copper Testing

Lead (Pb)
90th percentile of tap samples collected across the distribution system
0% of EPA action level
Not detected
Action level: 15 ppb
Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile — the result fell below the laboratory detection limit. That is not the same as an absence of lead in every tap, and older homes with lead service lines can still show higher readings.

Contaminant Violations (2015–Present)

ContaminantTypeMeasuredLimitPeriodStatus
Lead and Copper Rule MONITORING AND REPORTING — TT 2026 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule MONITORING FAILURE — — 2024 Resolved
Chlorine MONITORING AND REPORTING — 4.0 mg/L 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule MONITORING FAILURE — — 2024 Resolved
Chlorine MONITORING AND REPORTING — 4.0 mg/L 2024 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.063 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2024 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.065 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2024 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.067 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule MONITORING FAILURE — — 2023 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.086 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2023 Resolved
Chlorine MONITORING AND REPORTING — 4.0 mg/L 2023 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.084 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2023 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.082 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2023 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.081 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2023 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2021 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2021 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.086 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2021 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2021 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2021 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.077 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2021 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.098 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2021 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2020 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2020 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.096 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2020 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.113 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2020 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.11 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2020 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.113 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2020 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2020 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2020 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MONITORING AND REPORTING — — 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule MONITORING AND REPORTING — — 2020 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MONITORING AND REPORTING — — 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule MONITORING AND REPORTING — — 2020 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.125 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2020 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.115 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2020 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL MONITORING AND REPORTING — TT 2020 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.118 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2020 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.119 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule MONITORING AND REPORTING — TT 2019 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2019 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2019 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.109 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2019 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.115 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2019 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.119 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2019 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.13 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2019 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2019 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2019 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2019 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2019 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.119 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2019 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.16 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2019 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.111 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2019 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.163 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2019 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.124 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2018 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.175 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2018 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2018 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2018 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.107 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2018 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.165 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2018 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2018 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2018 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.096 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2018 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.133 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule MONITORING FAILURE — — 2018 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.103 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2018 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.13 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2018 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.086 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2017 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.12 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.103 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2017 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.133 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2017 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.199 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2017 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.168 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule MONITORING FAILURE — — 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule MONITORING FAILURE — — 2017 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.235 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2017 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.173 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2017 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL MONITORING AND REPORTING — TT 2017 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2016 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2016 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.25 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2016 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.165 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2016 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.255 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2016 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.158 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2016 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.188 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2016 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.14 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2016 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 151.75 UG/L 0.060 mg/L 2016 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 127.75 UG/L 0.080 mg/L 2016 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.142 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2015 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.123 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2015 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.162 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2015 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.117 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2015 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.189 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2015 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.112 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2015 Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.1675 MG/L 0.060 mg/L 2015 Resolved
TTHM MCL EXCEEDANCE 0.092 MG/L 0.080 mg/L 2015 Resolved
Understanding violation types MCL violations mean a contaminant exceeded the federal maximum limit — the most serious type.
TT (Treatment Technique) violations mean required treatment procedures weren't followed, but don't necessarily mean contamination occurred.

Violation History

106 violations are on record since 2015, of which 58 were health-based. All have been resolved and none remain open.

About the Main Water System

Utility Elk City, City Of
PWSID KS2012520
Water source Surface water — Drawn from surface water — SDWIS source code SW
Population served 259
Service connections 169
Systems serving this area 2
Regulator State primacy agency
Data through 2026 Q2 — EPA SDWIS

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Elk City tap water safe to drink? ▼
No federal limit is exceeded on record. No violations are currently open.
Does Elk City water have PFAS? ▼
This system has never been sampled for PFAS. EPA's national monitoring covered systems serving 3,300 people or more, so no results exist — which is not evidence that none is present.
Who supplies water to Elk City? ▼
Elk City, City Of (PWSID KS2012520), one of 2 systems serving this area. Surface water. Drawn from surface water — SDWIS source code SW
When was this system last inspected? ▼
It was last inspected on 2023-03-28. No significant deficiencies were recorded.

What Should Elk City Residents Do?

1
Read your annual water report
Your supplier publishes a Consumer Confidence Report each July covering the prior year.
2
Check for a lead service line
Lead reaches tap water mainly through service lines and household plumbing. Suppliers now publish an inventory identifying lead lines.
3
Flush before drinking
If water has sat in pipes more than six hours, run the cold tap for two minutes before drinking or cooking.

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