Barton County Water Quality
Barton County, Kansas: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)GREAT BEND, CITY OF10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA60 ng/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF60 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
LithiumGREAT BEND, CITY OF10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA41.5 µg/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF41.5 µg/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)GREAT BEND, CITY OF4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA11 ng/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF11 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)GREAT BEND, CITY OF4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA5.2 ng/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF5.2 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
Lead (90th percentile)GREAT BEND, CITY OF15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA3.5 µg/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF3.5 µg/LMonitoring period: 2022–2024
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)GREAT BEND, CITY OF2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA11 ng/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF11 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)GREAT BEND, CITY OF400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE69 ng/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF69 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)GREAT BEND, CITY OFNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency10 ng/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF10 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
4 more contaminants detectedShow
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)GREAT BEND, CITY OFNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency25 ng/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF25 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)GREAT BEND, CITY OFNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency13 ng/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF13 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)GREAT BEND, CITY OFNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency18 ng/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF18 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)GREAT BEND, CITY OFNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency110 ng/L
- GREAT BEND, CITY OF110 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13
19 PFAS tested, none detected in this systemShow
Tested in this system: GREAT BEND, CITY OF
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 1 city above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in KansasLargest water systems
- Great BendGREAT BEND, CITY OF · KS200091114,580 served
Frequently asked
How does Barton County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 1 city in Barton County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Great Bend's main water system: GREAT BEND, CITY OF · PWSID KS2000911 · Purity Score 53 (Poor) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Barton County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
1 of 1 Barton County city report had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Great Bend (PFHxS 60 ng/L). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. PFAS were detected at any level in 1.
Is there lead in Barton County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Barton County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
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