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Kansas

Statewide Munimetric profile for Kansas, covering drinking-water market scores, signal activity, infrastructure stress context, and population insights across 90 scored service markets serving approximately 2.3 million people. This state profile highlights what is happening and why it matters using water-system, fiscal, capital, and signal context.

Kansas has an average MISI infrastructure stress score of 26.5/100 in the Watch band as of 2026-05-26. Public records summarize recent drinking-water violations, PFAS monitoring records, lead and copper context, and source-water mix across 90 covered systems. Updated May 2026.

National context

States sized by scored-market count. Color reflects average stress band.

90Markets scored
26.5Headline composite
~2.3MPop. served
452Active signals
Band distribution (MISI)

State headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress21.9 / 100

Physical, compliance, and capital-execution pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Socioeconomic Stress4.5 / 100

Affordability, demand-base, and parent-government fiscal pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Observability Stress0.1 / 100

Staleness, disclosure freshness, and reporting-visibility effects reflected in the blended headline composite.

26.5 headline compositeKansas state composite90 markets~2.3M people served
Larned, City of49.3fragileWellington, City of47.0fragileBaxter Springs, City of46.8fragileDesoto, City of44.0fragileKansas City Board of Public Utilities42.2fragileLyons, City of42.1fragileSedgwick Co Rwd 341.8fragilePratt, City of41.0fragileEl Paso Water Company40.8fragileRussell, City of40.2fragileBel Aire, City of39.4watchSuburban Water Company39.0watchOlathe, City of37.1watchPark City, City of35.7watchSalina, City of34.8watchDodge City, City of34.8watchJohnson Co Rwd 734.4watchWichita, City of33.2watchValley Center, City of33.1watchShawnee Co Rwd 832.9watchEmporia, City of32.9watchHesston, City of32.7watchHugoton, City of32.7watchGoddard, City of32.0watchUniversity of Kansas31.0watchArkansas City, City of30.6watchAbilene, City of29.7watchShawnee Co Rwd 1c29.2watchHutchinson, City of29.1watchMaize, City of29.0watchGardner, City of28.9watchEudora, City of28.9watchTopeka, City of28.8watchMcpherson, City of28.8watchGreat Bend, City of28.7watchSpring Hill, City of28.1watchConcordia, City of27.9watchClay Center, City of27.8watchBeloit, City of27.6watchBonner Springs, City of27.3watchHaysville, City of27.2watchGarden City, City of27.0watchMulvane, City of26.8watchNewton, City of26.4watchParsons, City of26.3watchUlysses, City of26.2watchGarnett, City of26.1watchTonganoxie, City of25.3watchMiami Co Rwd 225.2watchDouglas Co Rwd 324.5watchLiberal, City of24.5watchCoffeyville, City of24.3watchIola, City of24.0watchGoodland, City of23.9watchBaldwin City, City of23.3watchLawrence, City of23.1watchWater District 1 of Johnson Co22.9watchPittsburg, City of22.8watchFrontenac, City of22.8watchChanute, City of22.8watchScott City, City of22.7watchEl Dorado, City of21.7watchShawnee Co Rwd 4c21.3watchIndependence, City of21.3watchJunction City, City of21.2watchMcconnell Afb21.2watchOttawa, City of21.0watchColby, City of21.0watchAtchison, City of20.9watchWinfield, City of20.6watchManhattan, City of20.3watchHays, City of20.0stableWamego, City of19.9stableRose Hill, City of19.5stableLouisburg, City of19.4stableLan Del Water District19.3stableFort Leavenworth American Water Ent Inc19.1stableLeavenworth Water Department19.1stableAugusta, City of18.1stableButler Co Rwd 517.5stableFort Scott, City of17.2stableFort Riley14.6stableBourbon Co Rwd 2c14.5stableLansing Correctional Facility13.0stablePaola, City of12.0stablePottawatomie Co Rwd 111.2stableOsawatomie, City of10.0stableLindsborg, City of5.9stableJackson Co Rwd 34.0stableHolton, City of0.0stableLarned, City of49.3fragileWellington, City of47.0fragileBaxter Springs, City of46.8fragileDesoto, City of44.0fragileKansas City Board of Public Utilities42.2fragileLyons, City of42.1fragileSedgwick Co Rwd 341.8fragilePratt, City of41.0fragileEl Paso Water Company40.8fragileRussell, City of40.2fragileBel Aire, City of39.4watchSuburban Water Company39.0watchOlathe, City of37.1watchPark City, City of35.7watchSalina, City of34.8watchDodge City, City of34.8watchJohnson Co Rwd 734.4watchWichita, City of33.2watchValley Center, City of33.1watchShawnee Co Rwd 832.9watchEmporia, City of32.9watchHesston, City of32.7watchHugoton, City of32.7watchGoddard, City of32.0watchUniversity of Kansas31.0watchArkansas City, City of30.6watchAbilene, City of29.7watchShawnee Co Rwd 1c29.2watchHutchinson, City of29.1watchMaize, City of29.0watchGardner, City of28.9watchEudora, City of28.9watchTopeka, City of28.8watchMcpherson, City of28.8watchGreat Bend, City of28.7watchSpring Hill, City of28.1watchConcordia, City of27.9watchClay Center, City of27.8watchBeloit, City of27.6watchBonner Springs, City of27.3watchHaysville, City of27.2watchGarden City, City of27.0watchMulvane, City of26.8watchNewton, City of26.4watchParsons, City of26.3watchUlysses, City of26.2watchGarnett, City of26.1watchTonganoxie, City of25.3watchMiami Co Rwd 225.2watchDouglas Co Rwd 324.5watchLiberal, City of24.5watchCoffeyville, City of24.3watchIola, City of24.0watchGoodland, City of23.9watchBaldwin City, City of23.3watchLawrence, City of23.1watchWater District 1 of Johnson Co22.9watchPittsburg, City of22.8watchFrontenac, City of22.8watchChanute, City of22.8watchScott City, City of22.7watchEl Dorado, City of21.7watchShawnee Co Rwd 4c21.3watchIndependence, City of21.3watchJunction City, City of21.2watchMcconnell Afb21.2watchOttawa, City of21.0watchColby, City of21.0watchAtchison, City of20.9watchWinfield, City of20.6watchManhattan, City of20.3watchHays, City of20.0stableWamego, City of19.9stableRose Hill, City of19.5stableLouisburg, City of19.4stableLan Del Water District19.3stableFort Leavenworth American Water Ent Inc19.1stableLeavenworth Water Department19.1stableAugusta, City of18.1stableButler Co Rwd 517.5stableFort Scott, City of17.2stableFort Riley14.6stableBourbon Co Rwd 2c14.5stableLansing Correctional Facility13.0stablePaola, City of12.0stablePottawatomie Co Rwd 111.2stableOsawatomie, City of10.0stableLindsborg, City of5.9stableJackson Co Rwd 34.0stableHolton, City of0.0stable

Track

Kansas Infrastructure Track

Portfolio posture across schedule and budget risk. · 11 active projects.

State scope
Total capital$69M
On-time rate
100%
Budget risk
65%
Delayed0%
Sch. variance0d

Funding mix

11 projects•Tracked capital: $68,723,714

  • Funding mix unavailable

Big projects

Osawatomie - 3117$33MValley Center - 3202$19MWinfield - 3158$5MPratt - 3220$3M
View project context

State interpretation guide

How to read Kansas headline composite

Plain-language summary

Kansas currently shows an average MISI headline composite of 26.5 versus a national average of 25.0. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.

Why this page stands out

  • 90 scored systems are included in this state view, with explicit confidence and source-backed context.
  • State posture is benchmarked against national averages, not evaluated in isolation.
  • Top system links below connect state-level findings directly to profile-level diagnostics.

What to do next

  1. Review the executive context to understand the state-level pressure pattern.
  2. Open top system profiles to inspect what is actually driving stress at market level.
  3. Use saved monitoring after research access is enabled to follow high-stress systems over time.

Priority Kansas paths

Public record layer

Statewide Water Quality Context

Stored public-record context for recent drinking-water violations, contaminant monitoring, and source-water mix across covered systems. This is not a tap-water safety determination and does not change the MISI score.

Systems with recent violations
43 of 90Systems with recent public violation rows.
Source-water mix90 systems
  • Surface water56
  • Groundwater34
  • Purchased water0
  • Mixed source0
  • Not stored0

Latest identity snapshot: Dec 31, 2025

Coverage
  • Violation, enforcement, and compliance-burden counts use the recent 3 years window for dated stored records.
  • Drinking-water identity snapshots are stored for 90 of 90 included scored systems.
  • PFAS monitoring summary records are stored for 85 of 90 included systems; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
  • Lead and copper summary records are stored for 90 of 90 included systems; missing records are not treated as absence of lead/copper context.
Water quality questionsDefinitions and public-record context
How many covered systems in Kansas have recent recorded drinking-water violations?
Stored public records show 43 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 280 recorded violations across 90 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.
How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Kansas?
Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 85 covered systems; 74 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.
How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Kansas?
Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 90 covered systems; 48 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.
What source-water types are represented across covered Kansas systems?
Stored identity records group covered Kansas systems by source-water type: Surface water: 56, Groundwater: 34.
Where can I find official drinking-water records for Kansas?
The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Kansas.
Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?
No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.
Official records
Methodology/source notes
  • Methodology/source notesDisplayed from stored public drinking-water records and official program references. This layer does not change MISI.
  • Enforcement historyEPA ECHO / SDWIS: Violation and enforcement counts are aggregated from stored public compliance records across covered systems.
  • Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: PFAS context uses stored contaminant-monitoring summaries where available; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
  • State drinking-water programOfficial link not currently stored for this state program mapping.
Top recent compliance-burden systemsRecent 3 years
SystemPopulationSource waterRecent violationsRecent enforcementPublic-record flags
Beloit, City OfKS20123013,407Surface water2672recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Park City, City OfKS20173038,503Surface water2233recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records
Junction City, City OfKS200610819,167Groundwater1426recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records
Shawnee Co Rwd 1cKS20177044,160Surface water1232recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, PFAS detections in stored records
Sedgwick Co Rwd 3KS20173066,045Surface water1230recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Garnett, City OfKS20003043,192Surface water1230recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Desoto, City OfKS20091024,645Groundwater1230recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Larned, City OfKS20145053,621Groundwater1224recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context

This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. For current advisories or health guidance, consult the utility or state drinking-water program.

Executive context

What This Page Shows

90 of the community drinking-water systems in Kansas are currently scored. Analytics below are calculated from this covered subset only. Covered systems serve approximately 2.3M people.

What the Data Suggests

Kansas has 90 scored service markets in the Munimetric coverage set, covering roughly 2.3 million residents in total. At the latest reading, the state-level average lands at 26.5 out of 100, indicating early but meaningful signs of structural stress in aggregate. A relatively small share — roughly 11% — currently sit in elevated-stress bands.

Across state markets, Capex Pressure stands out as the dominant contributor to headline stress (12.7 points average), with Operational Stress a distant second at 9.2. That pattern suggests a particular kind of pressure — concentrated rather than broadly distributed.

452 active signals are recorded across state markets. The most prevalent is PFAS Contamination Risk, affecting 74 markets.

State-level average stress has been relatively steady between recent observation periods, suggesting the current picture reflects persistent conditions rather than a sudden shift.

This summary is based on structured, source-backed public data and is intended for research and monitoring only. It is not investment advice, a credit opinion, or municipal advisory guidance.

Recent Movement

Latest average MISI is 26.5 as of May 26, 2026. Movement since May 24, 2026 is flat.

Compact summary from 46 stored state observations.

State Family Contribution Summary

Capex Pressure12.7 / 20.0
Operational Stress9.2 / 20.0
Revenue Fragility3.4 / 20.0
Governance Risk0.9 / 20.0
Rate Constraint0.4 / 20.0

Signals

Signal Frequency

SignalSeverityMarkets affected% of scored
PFAS Contamination Riskhigh7482%
Compliance Escalationhigh6572%
High-AGI Out-Migrationhigh5966%
Climate Hazard Exposurehigh5763%
Lead & Copper Rule Riskhigh4853%
Infrastructure Capital Gaphigh4752%
Current Drought Severityhigh3842%
Parent-Government Fiscal Stressmedium2224%
Population Served Declinemedium2224%
Income Erosionlow1112%
Monitoring / Reporting Failuresmedium78%
Utility Data Stalenesshigh22%

Markets

Top Markets

#MarketScoreBandPopulationSignals
1Larned, City of49.3Fragile4K9
2Wellington, City of47.0Fragile8K9
3Baxter Springs, City of46.8Fragile4K8
4Desoto, City of44.0Fragile5K7
5Kansas City Board of Public Utilities42.2Fragile153K6
6Lyons, City of42.1Fragile4K7
7Sedgwick Co Rwd 341.8Fragile6K8
8Pratt, City of41.0Fragile7K8
9El Paso Water Company40.8Fragile25K7
10Russell, City of40.2Fragile4K7
11Bel Aire, City of39.4Watch8K7
12Suburban Water Company39.0Watch5K6
13Olathe, City of37.1Watch143K6
14Park City, City of35.7Watch9K7
15Salina, City of34.8Watch46K7
16Dodge City, City of34.8Watch27K7
17Johnson Co Rwd 734.4Watch6K5
18Wichita, City of33.2Watch396K6
19Valley Center, City of33.1Watch7K6
20Shawnee Co Rwd 832.9Watch6K5

Comparison

State Comparison

National average: 25.0

RankStateAvg ScoreBandMarketsDelta vs State
20Minnesota26.7Watch176+0.2
21Arizona26.6Watch154+0.1
22Kansas26.5Watch90+0.0
23Rhode Island26.3Watch29-0.2
24Maryland25.9Watch78-0.6

Analytical posture

State Stress Analytics

Score Distribution

Distribution of scored market scores with the state average overlay.

Avg 26.5

90 markets plotted.

Stress vs Population

Each point is a scored market; tooltip reveals market-level context.

Larned, City of Population: 3,621 Score: 49.3Wellington, City of Population: 7,664 Score: 47.0Baxter Springs, City of Population: 3,852 Score: 46.8Desoto, City of Population: 4,645 Score: 44.0Kansas City Board of Public Utilities Population: 152,960 Score: 42.2Lyons, City of Population: 3,556 Score: 42.1Sedgwick Co Rwd 3 Population: 6,045 Score: 41.8Pratt, City of Population: 6,573 Score: 41.0El Paso Water Company Population: 25,413 Score: 40.8Russell, City of Population: 4,388 Score: 40.2Bel Aire, City of Population: 8,448 Score: 39.4Suburban Water Company Population: 4,700 Score: 39.0Olathe, City of Population: 143,014 Score: 37.1Park City, City of Population: 8,503 Score: 35.7Salina, City of Population: 46,481 Score: 34.8Dodge City, City of Population: 27,104 Score: 34.8Johnson Co Rwd 7 Population: 6,457 Score: 34.4Wichita, City of Population: 395,699 Score: 33.2Valley Center, City of Population: 7,419 Score: 33.1Shawnee Co Rwd 8 Population: 6,073 Score: 32.9Emporia, City of Population: 24,009 Score: 32.9Hesston, City of Population: 3,495 Score: 32.7Hugoton, City of Population: 3,764 Score: 32.7Goddard, City of Population: 5,372 Score: 32.0University of Kansas Population: 35,000 Score: 31.0Arkansas City, City of Population: 11,929 Score: 30.6Abilene, City of Population: 6,468 Score: 29.7Shawnee Co Rwd 1c Population: 4,160 Score: 29.2Hutchinson, City of Population: 39,712 Score: 29.1Maize, City of Population: 6,060 Score: 29.0Gardner, City of Population: 23,942 Score: 28.9Eudora, City of Population: 6,449 Score: 28.9Topeka, City of Population: 125,963 Score: 28.8Mcpherson, City of Population: 13,944 Score: 28.8Great Bend, City of Population: 14,580 Score: 28.7Spring Hill, City of Population: 5,694 Score: 28.1Concordia, City of Population: 5,032 Score: 27.9Clay Center, City of Population: 4,138 Score: 27.8Beloit, City of Population: 3,407 Score: 27.6Bonner Springs, City of Population: 7,805 Score: 27.3Haysville, City of Population: 11,315 Score: 27.2Garden City, City of Population: 35,126 Score: 27.0Mulvane, City of Population: 6,587 Score: 26.8Newton, City of Population: 18,433 Score: 26.4Parsons, City of Population: 9,479 Score: 26.3Ulysses, City of Population: 6,410 Score: 26.2Garnett, City of Population: 3,192 Score: 26.1Tonganoxie, City of Population: 5,702 Score: 25.3Miami Co Rwd 2 Population: 10,311 Score: 25.2Douglas Co Rwd 3 Population: 4,663 Score: 24.5Liberal, City of Population: 19,640 Score: 24.5Coffeyville, City of Population: 8,847 Score: 24.3Iola, City of Population: 5,343 Score: 24.0Goodland, City of Population: 4,450 Score: 23.9Baldwin City, City of Population: 4,882 Score: 23.3Lawrence, City of Population: 95,256 Score: 23.1Water District 1 of Johnson Co Population: 482,000 Score: 22.9Pittsburg, City of Population: 20,738 Score: 22.8Frontenac, City of Population: 3,395 Score: 22.8Chanute, City of Population: 8,642 Score: 22.8Scott City, City of Population: 3,748 Score: 22.7El Dorado, City of Population: 12,810 Score: 21.7Shawnee Co Rwd 4c Population: 12,000 Score: 21.3Independence, City of Population: 8,464 Score: 21.3Junction City, City of Population: 19,167 Score: 21.2Mcconnell Afb Population: 6,009 Score: 21.2Ottawa, City of Population: 12,604 Score: 21.0Colby, City of Population: 5,516 Score: 21.0Atchison, City of Population: 10,694 Score: 20.9Winfield, City of Population: 11,726 Score: 20.6Manhattan, City of Population: 54,763 Score: 20.3Hays, City of Population: 21,040 Score: 20.0Wamego, City of Population: 4,860 Score: 19.9Rose Hill, City of Population: 4,269 Score: 19.5Louisburg, City of Population: 4,994 Score: 19.4Lan Del Water District Population: 7,302 Score: 19.3Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent Inc Population: 12,934 Score: 19.1Leavenworth Water Department Population: 38,757 Score: 19.1Augusta, City of Population: 9,267 Score: 18.1Butler Co Rwd 5 Population: 6,457 Score: 17.5Fort Scott, City of Population: 7,513 Score: 17.2Fort Riley Population: 35,784 Score: 14.6Bourbon Co Rwd 2c Population: 7,050 Score: 14.5Lansing Correctional Facility Population: 3,500 Score: 13.0Paola, City of Population: 5,786 Score: 12.0Pottawatomie Co Rwd 1 Population: 7,535 Score: 11.2Osawatomie, City of Population: 4,280 Score: 10.0Lindsborg, City of Population: 3,496 Score: 5.9Jackson Co Rwd 3 Population: 4,376 Score: 4.0Holton, City of Population: 3,329 Score: 0.0MISI score (0-100)Population served (log scale)

90 markets plotted.

Population View

People served by community water systems in Kansas, colored by stress band.

~2.3M people served by 90 systems in Kansas

Stable
Watch
Fragile
High Stress
Critical

90 scored systems · colored by stress band

Peer Constellation

Select a market to see its nearest peers by score similarity.

24 nearest peers by score distance.

Score Trend

Latest

26.5

Trend

+22.5

Observations

46

Mar 18, 2026 · 4.0Mar 20, 2026 · 4.0Mar 21, 2026 · 4.0Mar 22, 2026 · 4.0Mar 24, 2026 · 6.1Mar 25, 2026 · 10.4Mar 29, 2026 · 10.4Apr 2, 2026 · 14.4Apr 3, 2026 · 14.4Apr 4, 2026 · 11.4Apr 5, 2026 · 11.4Apr 6, 2026 · 26.6Apr 7, 2026 · 26.6Apr 8, 2026 · 27.5Apr 9, 2026 · 27.5Apr 10, 2026 · 27.5Apr 13, 2026 · 27.5Apr 14, 2026 · 27.5Apr 18, 2026 · 27.5Apr 19, 2026 · 27.5Apr 21, 2026 · 27.4Apr 22, 2026 · 27.4Apr 23, 2026 · 27.4Apr 24, 2026 · 27.4Apr 25, 2026 · 27.5Apr 26, 2026 · 26.5Apr 27, 2026 · 26.5Apr 28, 2026 · 26.5Apr 29, 2026 · 26.5Apr 30, 2026 · 26.5May 1, 2026 · 26.5May 2, 2026 · 26.4May 3, 2026 · 26.4May 4, 2026 · 26.4May 5, 2026 · 26.4May 6, 2026 · 26.4May 7, 2026 · 26.4May 8, 2026 · 26.4May 9, 2026 · 26.4May 10, 2026 · 26.4May 17, 2026 · 26.5May 19, 2026 · 26.5May 21, 2026 · 26.5May 22, 2026 · 26.5May 24, 2026 · 26.5May 26, 2026 · 26.5Mar 18, 2026May 26, 2026

Extended layers

Advanced State Context

Priority views, detailed registers, and methodology supporting the analytical core above.

Markets & signals

Priority Views

#MarketScoreBandPopulationSignals
1Larned, City of49.3Fragile4K9
2Wellington, City of47.0Fragile8K9
3Baxter Springs, City of46.8Fragile4K8
4Desoto, City of44.0Fragile5K7
5Kansas City Board of Public Utilities42.2Fragile153K6
6Lyons, City of42.1Fragile4K7
7Sedgwick Co Rwd 341.8Fragile6K8
8Pratt, City of41.0Fragile7K8
9El Paso Water Company40.8Fragile25K7
10Russell, City of40.2Fragile4K7
11Bel Aire, City of39.4Watch8K7
12Suburban Water Company39.0Watch5K6
13Olathe, City of37.1Watch143K6
14Park City, City of35.7Watch9K7
15Salina, City of34.8Watch46K7
16Dodge City, City of34.8Watch27K7
17Johnson Co Rwd 734.4Watch6K5
18Wichita, City of33.2Watch396K6
19Valley Center, City of33.1Watch7K6
20Shawnee Co Rwd 832.9Watch6K5

Detailed records

Registers

#MarketScoreBandPopulationSignals
1Larned, City of49.3Fragile4K9
2Wellington, City of47.0Fragile8K9
3Baxter Springs, City of46.8Fragile4K8
4Desoto, City of44.0Fragile5K7
5Kansas City Board of Public Utilities42.2Fragile153K6
6Lyons, City of42.1Fragile4K7
7Sedgwick Co Rwd 341.8Fragile6K8
8Pratt, City of41.0Fragile7K8
9El Paso Water Company40.8Fragile25K7
10Russell, City of40.2Fragile4K7
11Bel Aire, City of39.4Watch8K7
12Suburban Water Company39.0Watch5K6
13Olathe, City of37.1Watch143K6
14Park City, City of35.7Watch9K7
15Salina, City of34.8Watch46K7
16Dodge City, City of34.8Watch27K7
17Johnson Co Rwd 734.4Watch6K5
18Wichita, City of33.2Watch396K6
19Valley Center, City of33.1Watch7K6
20Shawnee Co Rwd 832.9Watch6K5

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Water Infrastructure in Kansas

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 90 community drinking-water systems in Kansas. Each system receives a Munimetric Infrastructure Stress Index (MISI) score from 0 to 100, calculated across five risk families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. Higher scores indicate more structural stress. Scores are source-backed and deterministic, drawing from EPA SDWA compliance records, American Community Survey demographic and economic data, FEMA National Risk Index hazard profiles, and state financial disclosures.

State-level monitoring shows which systems face the highest structural stress, how Kansas compares against other states nationally, and which monitoring signals are most active across the state. Each individual system profile includes compliance history, score family drivers, peer rankings within population-based cohorts where safeguards pass, and public source context. Full provenance cards and source workbench views remain workflow-gated. Munimetric covers community water systems across all 50 states and territories. This is structural risk research—not a water quality rating, advisory feed, or credit rating. Updated May 2026.

The statewide public-record layer adds drinking-water violation categories, PFAS monitoring summaries where stored, lead and copper context, source-water mix, and official record links across covered systems. These records help explain water-system context alongside infrastructure stress without turning Munimetric into a tap-water safety determination.

What is the Munimetric score for Kansas?
Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Kansas. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.
Which water systems in Kansas face the most infrastructure stress?
The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Kansas by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.
How does Kansas compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?
Kansas is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Kansas water systems?
Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Kansas water systems?
Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.
What compliance signals are active in Kansas?
Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Kansas water systems.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Kansas?
Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.