Public water system record
Kansas City PWS
Serves Kansas City, Jackson County, Clay County and 3 more counties, MO · 513,800 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Kansas City PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Kansas City PWS draws water from 14 wells, 1 surface water intake and 1 reservoir.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 24,827 unknown out of 177,737 service lines.
Check whether Kansas City PWS serves your address
Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Kansas City PWS go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
What the violations mean
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards
Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses
Where the water comes from
Kansas City PWS draws water from 14 wells, 1 surface water intake and 1 reservoir. It also buys water from Jackson County PWSD 2. It also has emergency connections to North Kansas City PWS, Water District 1 of Johnson Co and Kansas City Board of Public Utilities. 31 other community water systems buy water from Kansas City PWS. 7 other public water systems have emergency connections to Kansas City PWS.
Buys water from
- Jackson County PWSD 2 Raytown, MO
Emergency or part-time connections to
- North Kansas City PWS North Kansas City, MO
- Water District 1 of Johnson Co Kansas City, KS
- Kansas City Board of Public Utilities Kansas City, KS
Community systems that buy water from it
- Belton PWS Belton, MO
- Birmingham Village of PWS Birmingham, MO
- Blue Springs PWS Blue Springs, MO
- Cass County PWSD 10 Peculiar, MO
- Cass County PWSD 2 Belton, MO
- Cass County PWSD 3 Raymore, MO
- Cass County PWSD 6 Raymore, MO
- Clay County PWSD 2 Pleasant Valley, MO
- Clay County PWSD 5 Liberty, MO
- Clay County PWSD 6 Kearney, MO
- Clay County PWSD 8 Excelsior Springs, MO
- Clay County PWSD 9 Smithville, MO
- Dearborn PWS Dearborn, MO
- Ferrelview PWS Ferrelview, MO
- Jackson County PWSD 12 Greenwood, MO
- Jackson County PWSD 2 Raytown, MO
- Kearney PWS Kearney, MO
- Lathrop PWS Lathrop, MO
- Lees Summit PWS Lees Summit, MO
- Mosby PWS Mosby, MO
- Northmoor PWS Northmoor, MO
- Peculiar PWS Peculiar, MO
- Platte City PWS Platte City, MO
- Platte Co PWSD 4 Platte City, MO
- Platte Co PWSD 9 Dearborn, MO
- Platte County Cons PWSD 1 Kansas City, MO
- Platte County PWSD 2 Camden Point, MO
- Pleasant Hill PWS Pleasant Hill, MO
- Raymore PWS Raymore, MO
- Raytown Water Company Raytown, MO
- Weatherby Lake PWS Weatherby Lake, MO
Annual water quality report
Kansas City PWS must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Missouri.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells