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Public water system · MO1010415

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Kansas City Pws

Community water system serving Cass, Clay, Jackson, Clinton and Platte counties, Missouri, drawing primarily on surface water.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

553,295

Service connections

179,454

Primary source

SW

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMO1010415
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served553,295
Service connections179,454
Primary water sourceSurface water
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyMO state drinking water program
City servedKansas City
StateMissouri
ZIP—
Counties servedCass, Clay, Jackson, Clinton, Platte

Violations & enforcement

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-12-30Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoUnaddressed
2025-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoUnaddressed
2025-07-01Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2019-03-01Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800YesResolved
1988-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946NoArchived
1988-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Ethylbenzenecode 2992NoArchived
1988-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Toluenecode 2991NoArchived
1988-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 031,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983NoArchived
1988-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 031,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378NoArchived
1988-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Chlorobenzenecode 2989NoArchived
1988-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979NoArchived
1988-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987NoArchived

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Kansas City Pws: frequently asked questions

Is Kansas City Pws's water safe to drink?

Kansas City Pws is an active community water system regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, overseen by the MO state drinking water program. EPA's SDWA data records violations for this system — the most recent are listed on this page, including health-based violations; consult EPA ECHO or your annual Consumer Confidence Report for its current compliance status.

Who runs Kansas City Pws?

Kansas City Pws (PWSID MO1010415) is a local government-owned community water system, regulated by the MO state drinking water program.

How many people does Kansas City Pws serve?

Kansas City Pws reports serving 553,295 people through 179,454 service connections in Cass, Clay, Jackson, Clinton and Platte counties, Missouri.

Where does Kansas City Pws get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water.

Other water systems in Cass County(the first county EPA lists for this system)

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Belton PwsCass23,598CommunityPurchased surface water
Raymore PwsCass21,517CommunityPurchased surface water
Harrisonville PwsCass10,019CommunitySurface water
Pleasant Hill PwsCass8,262CommunityPurchased surface water
Peculiar PwsCass6,226CommunityPurchased surface water
Cass County Pwsd 9Cass6,063CommunityPurchased groundwater

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