KANSAS CITY PWS: EPA violation history, explained
KANSAS CITY PWS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 553,295, over 179,454 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, KANSAS CITY PWS ranks 7,847th by violation burden (39th percentile) - 19 violations total, 1 health-based.
How KANSAS CITY PWS compares within MO
Among the 327 MO systems in this dataset, the average is 6.1 health-based violations - KANSAS CITY PWS's 1 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for KANSAS CITY PWS is from 2027-06-12 (health-based: 2019-01-03). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
KANSAS CITY PWS'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: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment 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 this data is and is not
This is what KANSAS CITY PWS 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. Between the utility's meter and KANSAS CITY PWS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 7,847th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.