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Public water-system records for Basehor, KS from EPA SDWIS.
Tonganoxie, City of
Active health-based drinking-water issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City-area ZIP code · Serves 5,702 people
Leavenworth Water Department
Active major or public-notice drinking-water issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City-area ZIP code · Serves 38,757 people
Suburban Water Company
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 4,700 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Wolf Creek-Kansas River
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Metals (other Than Mercury), Pathogens, Pesticides
Affected uses: Ecological, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Leavenworth County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
29-095-0018 — Kansas City, Missouri
Annual mean: 30.7 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C)
Observation year: 2025
29-095-0043 — Kansas City, Missouri
Annual mean: 0.3 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 20.1 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.
Leavenworth County, KS
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Leavenworth County is EPA Radon Zone 1 (highest potential). EPA defines Zone 1 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels above 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
No FEMA flood-zone records shown for this report.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Leavenworth County, KansasPop. 82,892
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 8,001 | 8,079 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 13.1% | 14.2% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 15.7% | 16.4% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 38.5% | 36.7% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.2 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 10.0% | 10.0% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 77.3 | 77.0 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Basehor.
Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 22 violations for the City of Tonganoxie.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 3 violations for Leavenworth Water Department.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 15 violations for Suburban Water Company, including 2 marked active.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Basehor.
The monitoring station at 29-095-0018, Kansas City, Missouri recorded an annual average of 30.7 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C) for particles (PM10) in 2025.
The monitoring station at 29-095-0043, Kansas City, Missouri recorded an annual average of 0.3 Parts per million for carbon monoxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at 29-095-0043, Kansas City, Missouri recorded an annual average of 20.1 Parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide in 2025.
Download 2025 EPA annual monitor dataCurrent air quality on AirNow
The radon data for Basehor covers Leavenworth County. EPA places this area in Zone 1, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level above 4 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Basehor reports a life expectancy of 77.3 years in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Basehor reports 8,001 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Leavenworth County, Kansas. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Basehor lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 8.2 micrograms per cubic meter in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.