Ford County Water Quality
Ford 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.
LithiumDODGE CITY, CITY OF10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA166 µg/L
- DODGE CITY, CITY OF166 µg/LSample date: 2024-03-11 to 2026-05-19
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)DODGE CITY, CITY OF4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA6.8 ng/L
- DODGE CITY, CITY OF6.8 ng/LSample date: 2024-03-11 to 2026-05-19
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)DODGE CITY, CITY OFNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency3.7 ng/L
- DODGE CITY, CITY OF3.7 ng/LSample date: 2024-03-11 to 2026-05-19
28 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow
Tested in this system: DODGE CITY, 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)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 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)
- Lead (90th percentile)
- 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)
- Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
- Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- 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
- Dodge CityDODGE CITY, CITY OF · KS200571027,104 served
Frequently asked
How does Ford County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 1 city in Ford 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 Dodge City's main water system: DODGE CITY, CITY OF · PWSID KS2005710 · Purity Score 61 (Fair) · 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 Ford County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
1 of 1 Ford County city report had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Dodge City (PFOS 6.8 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 Ford County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 0 of 1 Ford 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.
Have Ford County water systems had drinking-water violations?
1 city in Ford County has a health-based violation in the federal SDWIS record within about the last ten years. Each city report lists the contaminant, year and whether it was resolved.
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