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Water utility · Yates Center · Kansas

City of Yates Center

Chlorine dioxide above the legal limit in the period starting January 2026.

Serves about 1,335 people (833 connections) with surface water from its own intake.

  • PWSID KS2020702
  • EPA registered name: YATES CENTER, CITY OF
  • EPA record checked May 15, 2026
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Mailing address
117 E RUTLEDGE
YATES CENTER, KS 66783
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Phone620-625-2118
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

22 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Chlorine dioxide was above the legal limit in 2 quarters since October 2025.
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5), a by-product of disinfecting water with chlorine, were above the legal limit in 7 quarters since October 2023.
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), a by-product of disinfecting water with chlorine, were above the legal limit in the period starting October 2025.
  • Chlorite was above the legal limit in 2 violation periods since September 2023.
Recent health-based violations for City of Yates Center (PWSID KS2020702)
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
Jan–Mar 2026Chlorine dioxide0.88 mg/L0.8 mg/LArchived
From January 2026Carbon, total0.59 RATIOTTArchived
Jan–Mar 2026Haloacetic acids (HAA5)0.065 mg/L0.060 mg/LArchived
From October 2025Carbon, total0.6 RATIOTTArchived
Oct–Dec 2025Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.081 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
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PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
Oct–Dec 2025Chlorine dioxide0.81 mg/L0.8 mg/LResolved
From July 2025Carbon, total0.49 RATIOTTArchived
From April 2025Carbon, total0.53 RATIOTTArchived
From January 2025Carbon, total0.56 RATIOTTArchived
Jan–Mar 2025Haloacetic acids (HAA5)0.078 mg/L0.060 mg/LResolved
From October 2024Carbon, total0.74 RATIOTTArchived
Oct–Dec 2024Haloacetic acids (HAA5)0.098 mg/L0.060 mg/LResolved
From July 2024Carbon, total0.74 RATIOTTArchived
Jul–Sep 2024Haloacetic acids (HAA5)0.099 mg/L0.060 mg/LResolved
From April 2024Chlorite1.3 mg/L1.0 mg/LResolved
From April 2024Carbon, total0.82 RATIOTTArchived
Apr–Jun 2024Haloacetic acids (HAA5)0.099 mg/L0.060 mg/LResolved
From January 2024Carbon, total–TTResolved
Jan–Mar 2024Haloacetic acids (HAA5)0.077 mg/L0.060 mg/LResolved
From October 2023Carbon, total0.92 RATIOTTResolved
Oct–Dec 2023Haloacetic acids (HAA5)0.062 mg/L0.060 mg/LResolved
From September 2023Chlorite1.3 mg/L1.0 mg/LResolved
  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2025) was 2.2 µg/L. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 13 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 75 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on March 31, 2026.

No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.

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What is the phone number for City of Yates Center?

City of Yates Center's phone number on EPA record is 620-625-2118. Its mailing address is 117 E RUTLEDGE, YATES CENTER, KS 66783.

Where does City of Yates Center get its water?

According to EPA's record, City of Yates Center uses surface water from its own intake.

Does City of Yates Center have any EPA violations?

EPA's record shows 22 health-based violations for City of Yates Center in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. Chlorine dioxide was above the legal limit in the period starting January 2026. EPA also lists 13 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is City of Yates Center's latest lead result?

The 90th-percentile lead result in City of Yates Center's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025, was 2.2 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.

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