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Public water-system records for Valley Center, KS from EPA SDWIS.
Valley Center, City of
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 7,419 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.
West Branch Chisholm Creek
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Mercury, Metals (other Than Mercury), Pathogens, Pesticides, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (pcbs)
Affected uses: Drinkingwater, Ecological, Fishconsumption, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
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.
Sedgwick 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.
Annual mean: 0.5 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 6.3 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 0.044 Parts per million
EPA primary exceedance count: 1 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of 2024
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Release reports
Reported: Dec 2021
Reported: Dec 2021
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
Sites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
No records shown in this group.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
Sedgwick County, KS
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Sedgwick County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 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.
Minimal flood hazard — outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.
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.
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
No records dated within the last 5 years surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: last 5 years
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Sedgwick County, KansasPop. 525,525
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 | 9,723 | 8,079 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 15.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 18.4% | 16.4% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 39.4% | 36.7% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 11.0% | 10.0% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 75.5 | 77.0 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Valley Center.
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EPA drinking water records on this page list 1 violation for the City of Valley Center.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Valley Center.
The monitoring station at Peck recorded an annual average of 0.5 Parts per billion for sulfur dioxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Peck recorded an annual average of 6.3 Parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Peck recorded an annual average of 0.044 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The radon data for Valley Center covers Sedgwick County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Valley Center reports a life expectancy of 75.5 years in Sedgwick 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 Valley Center reports 9,723 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Sedgwick 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 Valley Center lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 6.3 micrograms per cubic meter in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Coffeyville Resources Crude Transportation, LLC near Valley Center on Oct 15, 2016. The reported release was crude oil.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Magellan Pipeline Company, LP near Valley Center on Jul 25, 2012. The reported release was a liquid petroleum product.