Is Dighton, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Lane

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

132

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1986-06-09 → 1987-06-08
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1986-06-09 → 1987-06-08
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-01-21 → 1986-01-20
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1984-01-09 → 1985-01-08
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1982-10-01 → 1983-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1982-03-08 → 1983-03-07
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1980-11-10 → 1981-11-09
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1980-02-13 → 1981-02-12
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02

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
Nitrate	8300 µg/L 83% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8400 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	3800 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 3900 µg/L	41/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	537 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 740 µg/L	38/39	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	8.62 µg/L 86% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 8.7 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	100 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	20.2 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0044 mg/L 29% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	5.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	17 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Chromium	3.6 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	8.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.8 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	12.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	36.25 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 37 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	1.236 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	2.52 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	5/39	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8950 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.9000 pCi/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	12 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2012
Ethylene Dibromide	0.0300 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 0.0500 µg/L	1/14	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	7.9 pCi/L 53% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2012
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019

29 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalAtrazineBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylbenzeneMercuryStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: COLLINS, CRAIG
Phone: 620-397-5555
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Dighton, City of

Is Dighton, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Dighton, 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 Dighton, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Fluoride, Copper, Arsenic, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Dighton, City of serve?

Dighton, City of reports serving 954 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Dighton, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 132 violations on file for Dighton, City of, of which 8 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.