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Water quality in Baxter Springs, Kansas

Baxter Springs is in Cherokee County. 18 active public water systems serve the county; 11 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Baxter Springs, City of KS2002109 · Community water system · Surface water · Baxter Springs
Serves 3,852 people Rules violated, past 3 years 1 Last sanitary survey Mar 9, 2026 Distance 3.1 mi

Other community water systems in Cherokee County

15 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Cherokee CO Rwd 9
Riverton
900 2 4.3 mi
Galena, City of
Galena
2,743 2 4.8 mi
Cherokee CO Rwd 8
Riverton
1,235 0 4.9 mi
Cherokee CO Rwd 2
Riverton
943 0 6.8 mi
Cherokee CO Rwd 1
Crestline
520 0 11.7 mi
Columbus, City of
Columbus
2,882 0 14.2 mi
Cherokee CO Rwd 3
Columbus
1,900 5 14.3 mi
Cherokee CO Rwd 7
Pittsburg
158 1 16.5 mi
Cherokee CO Rwd 4
Scammon
1,500 1 17.1 mi
Scammon, City of
Scammon
370 0 19.9 mi
Roseland, City of
Roseland
73 1 20.5 mi
Weir, City of
Weir
566 0 21.0 mi
West Mineral, City of
West Mineral
150 3 23.1 mi
Cherokee CO Rwd 5
Mccune
480 0 24.9 mi
Public Wholesale Wsd 19
Columbus
1 4 34.9 mi
Non-community systems in Cherokee County (2: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Hyz INC Hai Ying
Baxter Springs
25 3 1
Riverton School
Riverton
840 1 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Cherokee County, nearest to Baxter Springs first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Kansas records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.