Is HUTCHINSON, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
HUTCHINSON, 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. 39,712 people get their water from it, across 16,434 connections.
How this compares nationally
HUTCHINSON, CITY OF has 11 violations on record in total, 2 of thems health-based - ranking it 6,470th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 50th percentile nationally.
Against the KS average
Among the 152 KS systems in this dataset, the average is 8.7 health-based violations - HUTCHINSON, CITY OF's 2 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
HUTCHINSON, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2022-01-06. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
HUTCHINSON, 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); Groundwater Rule
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 HUTCHINSON, CITY OF's record does not cover
Everything on this page is HUTCHINSON, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 11 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.