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Kansas public water systems

1,034 active systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, serving a reported 2.9M people across 134 counties.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO, refreshed quarterly.

Active systems

1,034

Population served

2.9M

Community systems

864

Groundwater share

65.9%

System types in Kansas

864

Community water system

41

Non-transient non-community water system

129

Transient non-community water system

Largest water systems in Kansas

The largest active public water systems in Kansas by population served
#Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
1Water District 1 of Johnson CoJohnson490,000CommunitySurface water
2Wichita, City ofSedgwick395,699CommunitySurface water
3Kansas City Board of Public UtilitiesWyandotte152,960CommunityGroundwater under influence of surface water
4Olathe, City ofJohnson143,014CommunitySurface water
5Topeka, City ofShawnee125,963CommunitySurface water
6Lawrence, City ofDouglas95,256CommunitySurface water
7Manhattan, City ofRiley54,763CommunityGroundwater
8Salina, City ofSaline46,481CommunitySurface water
9Hutchinson, City ofReno39,712CommunityGroundwater
10Leavenworth Water DepartmentLeavenworth38,757CommunitySurface water
11Frusi Water Treatment PlantGeary35,784CommunityGroundwater
12Garden City, City ofFinney35,126CommunityGroundwater
13University of KansasDouglas35,000CommunityPurchased surface water
14Dodge City, City ofFord27,104CommunityGroundwater
15Derby, City ofSedgwick25,413CommunityPurchased surface water
16Emporia, City ofLyon24,009CommunitySurface water
17Gardner, City ofJohnson23,942CommunitySurface water
18Hays, City ofEllis21,040CommunityGroundwater
19Pittsburg, City ofCrawford20,738CommunityGroundwater
20Liberal, City ofSeward19,640CommunityGroundwater
21Junction City, City ofGeary19,167CommunityGroundwater
22Newton, City ofHarvey18,433CommunityGroundwater
23Great Bend, City ofBarton14,580CommunityGroundwater
24Mcpherson, City ofMcPherson13,944CommunityGroundwater
25Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent LLCLeavenworth12,934CommunityGroundwater

By county

Sedgwick29 systemsReno25 systemsButler21 systemsJefferson19 systemsPottawatomie19 systemsSumner19 systemsMontgomery18 systemsCherokee18 systemsCrawford18 systemsFinney18 systemsOsage17 systemsBarton16 systemsCowley16 systemsGeary16 systemsLeavenworth16 systemsWilson16 systemsDickinson15 systemsLabette15 systemsMcPherson15 systemsNeosho15 systemsTulare14 systemsAllen14 systemsEllis14 systemsFranklin14 systemsHarvey14 systemsMarion14 systemsDouglas13 systemsRiley13 systemsSaline13 systemsLinn12 systemsBrown12 systemsWashington12 systemsJackson12 systemsLyon12 systemsRussell12 systemsMarshall11 systemsNemaha11 systemsPratt11 systemsChautauqua10 systemsGreenwood10 systemsPhillips10 systemsRepublic10 systemsWabaunsee10 systemsBarber9 systemsClay9 systemsCoffey9 systemsFord9 systemsMitchell9 systemsRooks9 systemsRush9 systemsSeward9 systemsShawnee9 systemsKern8 systemsAtchison8 systemsDoniphan8 systemsHarper8 systemsJohnson8 systemsMiami8 systemsNorton8 systemsRice8 systemsKittitas8 systemsAnderson7 systemsChase7 systemsCloud7 systemsEllsworth7 systemsGray7 systemsJewell7 systemsOsborne7 systemsOttawa7 systemsThomas7 systemsBourbon6 systemsElk6 systemsGove6 systemsKingman6 systemsMorris6 systemsNess6 systemsPawnee6 systemsMeade5 systemsSmith5 systemsTrego5 systemsBeaver5 systemsFresno4 systemsComanche4 systemsEdwards4 systemsGraham4 systemsLincoln4 systemsScott4 systemsClark3 systemsDecatur3 systemsHamilton3 systemsHodgeman3 systemsKiowa3 systemsMorton3 systemsRawlins3 systemsSherman3 systemsStafford3 systemsWallace3 systemsWoodson3 systemsAllegany3 systemsStone3 systems
Yuba2 systems
Cheyenne2 systems
Grant2 systems
Greeley2 systems
Haskell2 systems
Kearny2 systems
Lane2 systems
Logan2 systems
Sheridan2 systems
Stanton2 systems
Stevens2 systems
Wyandotte2 systems
Morgan2 systems
Cedar2 systems
Camden2 systems
Texas2 systems
Yakima2 systems
El Dorado1 systems
Inyo1 systems
Yolo1 systems
El Paso1 systems
Lake1 systems
Wichita1 systems
Benzie1 systems
Roscommon1 systems
Crow Wing1 systems
Callaway1 systems
Barry1 systems
Taney1 systems
Newton1 systems
Dade1 systems
Rowan1 systems
Gillespie1 systems
Laramie1 systems