What's in WICHITA, CITY OF's water?
WICHITA, 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: 395,699, over 143,709 connections.
WICHITA, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
WICHITA, CITY OF has 4 violations on record in total, 1 of them health-based - ranking it 8,788th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 32th percentile nationally.
Against the KS average
KS's 152 covered systems average 8.7 health-based violations each; WICHITA, CITY OF carries 1, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
WICHITA, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2010-01-03. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
WICHITA, 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
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 WICHITA, CITY OF's record does not cover
WICHITA, 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. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for WICHITA, 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.