Water Quality: Phillipsburg, KS

4 water systems • 2,774 people served

Some Concerns
53
Total Violations
3
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Systems
2,774
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Phillipsburg is served by 4 public water systems with a combined service population of 2,774 people, and has 53 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 3 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Phillipsburg's violation count is 36% above the national average for Kansas. Contaminants associated with violations include Barium.

Contaminants Found

Barium

Increases blood pressure and causes cardiovascular effects with long-term exposure.

Common source: Natural rock deposits, oil drilling operations, coal power plant waste

EPA limit: 2 mg/L

Water Systems Serving Phillipsburg

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
PHILLIPSBURG, CITY OF KS2014706 Groundwater 2,254 2
PHILLIPS CO RWD 1 KS2014709 Groundwater 432 22
GLADE, CITY OF KS2014708 Groundwater 52 15
SPEED, CITY OF KS2014705 Groundwater 36 14

Concerned About Your Water?

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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