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PFAS monitoring results for a public water system in Kansas

KS2000911UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
5.2Highest PFOA result, ppt
11Highest PFOS result, ppt
6.005Highest Hazard Index
600Results
PWSID
KS2000911
State
Kansas
System type
community water system (CWS)
Population served
14,580
City
Great Bend
Counties
Barton County
Primary source water
groundwater
UCMR 5 sampling
2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13 · 10 entry point(s) · water types: GW
Service-area boundary
authoritative

Hazard Index ≥ 3 × its limit highest single result
Hazard Index ≥ 3 × its limit worst entry-point average

These are monitoring results collected under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) at entry points, where treated water enters the distribution system; they are not tap-water samples. They are not compliance determinations: compliance with EPA's 2024 PFAS limits is judged on running annual averages of compliance monitoring, required from 2029, so a single UCMR 5 result at or above a limit is not a violation. “< MRL” means the compound was not quantified at EPA's minimum reporting level; it does not mean zero.

Compared with EPA's 2024 values

Highest single resultWorst entry-point average*Limit
PFOA (ppt)5.22.64
PFOS (ppt)1184
Hazard Index6.0054.4041.0†

“<MRL” = every result for the compound was below its reporting limit. * Mean of all samples at each entry point with non-detects = 0 (EPA compliance convention; the Hazard Index also uses non-detects = 0); a screening comparison, not a formal running annual average. † Rescission proposed May 2026. PFOA/PFOS MCL 4 ppt (2024 NPDWR, in effect). PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (10 ppt each) and the Hazard Index (1.0) are 2024 NPDWR values; EPA proposed rescinding them on 18 May 2026 (comment period closed 20 Jul 2026).

No Kansas PFAS drinking-water standard in effect or proposed as of 2026-10-17: No state PFAS drinking-water standard; follows federal NPDWR (BCLP state survey, Jan 2026).

Sampling history

Sampled 2023-10-11 to 2024-05-13 · 10 entry point(s) · water types: GW · 21 sampling visits. PFAS in ppt (ng/L).

DateEntry pointEventPFOAPFOSHIOther detections
2023-10-1124th St. #6 (GW)SE1<4<40lithium 34.8 µg/L
2023-10-11Crescent Park #5 (GW)SE15.2116.0056:2 FTS 10, PFBA 25, PFHpA 13, PFHxA 69, PFPeA 110, PFPeS 18, lithium 28.8 µg/L
2023-10-11Harrison #4 (GW)SE1n/an/an/alithium 31.3 µg/L
2023-10-11McKinley #9 (GW)SE1<4<40.48lithium 25.7 µg/L
2023-10-11Odell #10 (GW)SE1<4<40lithium 21.3 µg/L
2023-10-11Office Well #2 (GW)SE1<4<40lithium 26.7 µg/L
2023-10-11Patton Rd. #8 (GW)SE1<4<40.43lithium 21.8 µg/L
2023-10-11Well #11 (GW)SE1<4<40lithium 20.7 µg/L
2023-10-11Well #12 (GW)SE1<4<40.31lithium 18 µg/L
2023-10-12Kansas #3 (GW)SE1<4<40lithium 21.8 µg/L
2023-12-26Harrison #4 (GW)SE1<4<41.102none
2024-04-1624th St. #6 (GW)SE2<4<40lithium 41.5 µg/L
2024-04-16Crescent Park #5 (GW)SE2<452.8036:2 FTS 5.2, PFBA 9.7, PFHpA 5, PFHxA 25, PFPeA 39, PFPeS 6.8, lithium 33.5 µg/L
2024-04-16Well #11 (GW)SE2<4<40lithium 26 µg/L
2024-04-17Kansas #3 (GW)SE2<4<40lithium 22.4 µg/L
2024-04-17McKinley #9 (GW)SE2<44.92.6036:2 FTS 5.1, PFBA 9, PFHpA 4.6, PFHxA 23, PFPeA 36, PFPeS 6, lithium 31.5 µg/L
2024-04-17Odell #10 (GW)SE2<4<40lithium 24.8 µg/L
2024-04-17Patton Rd. #8 (GW)SE2<44.72.302PFBA 7.8, PFHpA 4, PFHxA 20, PFPeA 31, PFPeS 5.3, lithium 31.4 µg/L
2024-04-18Harrison #4 (GW)SE2<4<40.992lithium 31.2 µg/L
2024-04-18Well #12 (GW)SE2<4<40.33lithium 20 µg/L
2024-05-13Office Well #2 (GW)SE2<4<40lithium 25.2 µg/L

“<4” = not detected at the reporting limit shown; “n/a” = not analyzed in that sample. Highlighted = at or above the 4 ppt MCL. HI computed per sample with non-detects as 0. Other detections lists every other quantified compound (lithium in µg/L).

All results by entry point

600 results. Each column is one sampling visit (date and UCMR 5 sample event). A number is a measured concentration; “< 4” = below the minimum reporting level shown; “–” = not analyzed in that visit. PFAS in ppt (ng/L); lithium in µg/L.

24th St. #6 facility 00008 · sample point 00120386 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-10-11
SE1
2024-04-16
SE2
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6
PFBA5 ppt< 5< 5
PFBS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFPeA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L34.841.5

Crescent Park #5 facility 00006 · sample point 00120362 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-10-11
SE1
2024-04-16
SE2
6:2 FTS5 ppt105.2
PFBA5 ppt259.7
PFBS3 ppt115.3
PFHpA3 ppt135
PFHxA3 ppt6925
PFHxS3 ppt6028
PFOA4 ppt5.2< 4
PFOS4 ppt115
PFPeA3 ppt11039
PFPeS4 ppt186.8
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L28.833.5

Harrison #4 facility 00001 · sample point 00120317 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-10-11
SE1
2023-12-26
SE1
2024-04-18
SE2
PFBS3 ppt–3.53.4
PFHxS3 ppt–119.9
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt–< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt–< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt–< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt–< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt–< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5–< 5
NFDHA20 ppt–< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6–< 6
PFBA5 ppt–< 5< 5
PFDA3 ppt–< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt–< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt–< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt–< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt–< 3< 3
PFHxA3 ppt–< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt–< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt–< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt–< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt–< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt–< 4< 4
PFPeA3 ppt–< 3< 3
PFPeS4 ppt–< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8–< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7–< 7
PFUnA2 ppt–< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L31.3–31.2

Kansas #3 facility 00003 · sample point 00120331 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-10-12
SE1
2024-04-17
SE2
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6
PFBA5 ppt< 5< 5
PFBS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFPeA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L21.822.4

McKinley #9 facility 00007 · sample point 00120379 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-10-11
SE1
2024-04-17
SE2
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 55.1
PFBA5 ppt< 59
PFBS3 ppt< 35
PFHpA3 ppt< 34.6
PFHxA3 ppt< 323
PFHxS3 ppt4.826
PFOS4 ppt< 44.9
PFPeA3 ppt< 336
PFPeS4 ppt< 46
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L25.731.5

Odell #10 facility 00009 · sample point 00120393 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-10-11
SE1
2024-04-17
SE2
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6
PFBA5 ppt< 5< 5
PFBS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFPeA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L21.324.8

Office Well #2 facility 00002 · sample point 00120324 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-10-11
SE1
2024-05-13
SE2
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6
PFBA5 ppt< 5< 5
PFBS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFPeA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L26.725.2

Patton Rd. #8 facility 00004 · sample point 00120348 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-10-11
SE1
2024-04-17
SE2
PFBA5 ppt< 57.8
PFBS3 ppt< 34.6
PFHpA3 ppt< 34
PFHxA3 ppt< 320
PFHxS3 ppt4.323
PFOS4 ppt< 44.7
PFPeA3 ppt< 331
PFPeS4 ppt< 45.3
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L21.831.4

Well #11 facility 00010 · sample point 00120409 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-10-11
SE1
2024-04-16
SE2
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6
PFBA5 ppt< 5< 5
PFBS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFPeA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L20.726

Well #12 facility 00005 · sample point 00120355 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-10-11
SE1
2024-04-18
SE2
PFHxS3 ppt3.13.3
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6
PFBA5 ppt< 5< 5
PFBS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFPeA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L1820

Statistics by compound

CompoundResultsDetectedHighest (date)Mean boundsKM medianP75P90P95
lithium20100%41.5
2024-04-16
26.92–26.9225.731.333.534.8
PFHxS2050%60
2023-10-11
8.67–10.17<MRL9.92628
PFBS2030%11
2023-10-11
1.64–3.74<MRL3.455.3
PFBA2020%25
2023-10-11
2.58–6.58<MRL<MRL99.7
PFHpA2020%13
2023-10-11
1.33–3.73<MRL<MRL4.65
PFHxA2020%69
2023-10-11
6.85–9.25<MRL<MRL2325
PFOS2020%11
2023-10-11
1.28–4.48<MRL<MRL4.95
PFPeA2020%110
2023-10-11
10.8–13.2<MRL<MRL3639
PFPeS2020%18
2023-10-11
1.8–5<MRL<MRL66.8
6:2 FTS2015%10
2023-10-11
1.01–5.26<MRL<MRL5.15.2
PFOA205%5.2
2023-10-11
0.26–4.06<MRL<MRL<MRL<MRL

Never detected (19): 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 4:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, NEtFOSAA, NFDHA, NMeFOSAA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFEESA, PFHpS, PFMBA, PFMPA, PFNA, PFTA, PFTrDA, PFUnA.

Left-censored Kaplan–Meier statistics (Helsel 2005; Helsel & Lee 2006, NADA for R). Units: ppt; lithium µg/L. Each compound has one reporting limit, so the Kaplan–Meier mean equals the upper mean bound (non-detects at the MRL); the lower bound sets non-detects to 0. “<MRL” = the percentile falls below the reporting limit and cannot be estimated. These describe this system's UCMR 5 samples, not population estimates.

Sources

  • EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data text files (UCMR5_All.txt; samples 2023-01-06 to 2026-05-19; data summary dated Jul 2026)
  • EPA SDWIS via ECHO SDWA downloads, quarter 2026Q3
  • EPA Public Water System Service Areas v3 (Mar 2026)
  • US Census Bureau cartographic boundary counties 1:500k, 2024
  • EPA/USGS NHDPlus V2 (medium resolution) flowlines, Strahler order 2+

Data build e05f879c10ec · 2026-10-18T04:05Z · UCMR 5 release Jul2026 · SDWIS 2026Q3. Data and methods.