What's in ATCHISON, CITY OF's water?
ATCHISON, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 10,694, over 4,637 connections.
How this compares nationally
ATCHISON, CITY OF has 61 violations on record in total, 42 of thems health-based - ranking it 352th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 97th percentile nationally.
Against the KS average
KS's 152 covered systems average 8.7 health-based violations each; ATCHISON, CITY OF carries 42, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
ATCHISON, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-03-02, with the most recent health-based one dated 2019-01-03. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
ATCHISON, CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Atrazine; CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What ATCHISON, CITY OF's record does not cover
This is what ATCHISON, CITY OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 42 health-based violations on file for ATCHISON, CITY OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.