Is Bison, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-01-01 → 1996-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-01-01 → 1996-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-01-01 → 1996-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-10-01 → 1995-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-10-01 → 1995-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-10-01 → 1995-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-10-01 → 1995-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-10-01 → 1990-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-10-01 → 1990-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1987-02-18 → 1987-05-17

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	9500 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	169.5 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	22/23	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	4.85 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	11/23	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0072 mg/L 48% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2024
Arsenic	3.75 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	255 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 260 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	3.75 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	422.5 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 430 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	4.775 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	2.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	4.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	9.96 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	1.2615 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	0.9920 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.7845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7900 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Atrazine	2 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2016–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.4 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2015–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.3 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2019

42 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FLAX, LYDIA
Phone: 785-356-2651
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bison, City of

Is Bison, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Bison, 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 Bison, City of's water?

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

How many people does Bison, City of serve?

Bison, City of reports serving 178 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Bison, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 75 violations on file for Bison, City of, of which 18 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 3 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.