What's in BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF's water?
BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 3,852 people get their water from it, across 1,977 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF ranks 473th by violation burden (96th percentile) - 87 violations total, 34 health-baseds.
Against the KS average
BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF's 34 health-based violations sit above the KS average of 8.7, across 152 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
BAXTER SPRINGS, 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: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228); Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF's record does not cover
BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 473th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.