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Public Water System

PRATT, CITY OF

PWSID KS2015103 · Kansas · 6,573 people served

F
Failing

PRATT, CITY OF is an EPA-regulated public water system in Kansas (PWSID KS2015103). It serves an estimated 6,573 residents — a small town of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.

Over the past five years, PRATT, CITY OF has recorded 15 EPA health-based violations. The grade of F summarizes this compliance pattern. Specific contaminants, dates, and rule citations are listed in the violation history below.

Service Area

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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.

Population

6,573

Cities

1

ZIPs

1

Violations

15

EPA Health-Based Violations

Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for PRATT, CITY OF over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.

Nitratechemical

EPA Code 1040 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

15

violations

EPA Limit

10 mg/L

Last Reading

12 MG/L

First Reported

Jan 2024

Most Recent

Jul 2025

What this violation means

Nitrate contamination is most acute in agricultural regions where fertilizer and animal waste leach into groundwater. The immediate risk is to formula-fed infants under 6 months — high nitrate levels prevent their blood from carrying oxygen, causing 'blue baby syndrome.' Pregnant women should also avoid high-nitrate water.

Recommended precautions

  • Never give untreated high-nitrate water to infants — use bottled water for formula.
  • Boiling does NOT remove nitrate. Boiling concentrates it.
  • Reverse osmosis, ion exchange, or distillation are the only effective home treatments.
  • Private well owners in farming areas should test annually for nitrate.

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations only. Older violations may have been resolved; check your utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Cities Served by PRATT, CITY OF

ZIP Codes Served

About this system

EPA records this system as PWSID KS2015103. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact PRATT, CITY OF directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).

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