Is LAWRENCE, CITY OF's water safe to drink?

LAWRENCE, CITY OF's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 95,256, over 32,541 connections.

How this compares nationally

7 total violations and 0 health-based ones put LAWRENCE, CITY OF at the 17th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 10,732 of 12,903.

Against the KS average

KS's 152 covered systems average 8.7 health-based violations each; LAWRENCE, CITY OF carries 0, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

LAWRENCE, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2019-06-12. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.

What LAWRENCE, CITY OF's record does not cover

This is what LAWRENCE, 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. Between the utility's meter and LAWRENCE, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 10,732th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.