Is Fort Scott, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Bourbon

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01 → 2006-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01 → 2006-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0101 µg/L	1/4	2023

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	166.5 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 270 µg/L	68/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	22.2086 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 120 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	15.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35 µg/L	58/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	24.9 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 58 µg/L	52/59	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	36.9487 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	44/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	672 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 700 µg/L	39/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	9.76 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	37/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	33/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.24138 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21 µg/L	32/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	14.59 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35 µg/L	30/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	11.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	29/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1100 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	26/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.015 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	18/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0054 mg/L 36% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Barium	83 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromate	8.425 µg/L 84% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 8.7 µg/L	6/95	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.225 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.28519 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	4/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.085 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	1.333 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.8 pCi/L 36% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Toluene	0.7400 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2017

70 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FLATER, SCOTT
Phone: 620-223-5160
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fort Scott, City of

Is Fort Scott, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Fort Scott, City of's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Fort Scott, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fort Scott, City of serve?

Fort Scott, City of reports serving 7,513 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Fort Scott, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 51 violations on file for Fort Scott, City of, of which 41 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.