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Lead in Kansas drinking water

829 community water systems tested

2.1%
of tested systems exceeded the lead action level
(17/829)

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water systems

Lead value per system, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Systems that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
GREELEY, CITY OF GREELEY 271 0.0580 mg/L
4T INVESTORS LLC 98 0.0550 mg/L
GREENLEAF, CITY OF GREENLEAF 347 0.0428 mg/L
METRO TOPEKA AIRPORT AUTHORITY TOPEKA 500 0.0328 mg/L
LINWOOD, CITY OF LINWOOD 419 0.0322 mg/L
DOWNS, CITY OF DOWNS 804 0.0289 mg/L
KANORADO, CITY OF KANORADO 155 0.0272 mg/L
THAYER, CITY OF THAYER 433 0.0237 mg/L
ESBON, CITY OF ESBON 68 0.0215 mg/L
FORD, CITY OF FORD 204 0.0200 mg/L
LINN CO RWD 1 LACYGNE 1,200 0.0190 mg/L
MILLER MOBILE HOME PARK MILFORD 113 0.0185 mg/L
SYLVAN GROVE, CITY OF SYLVAN GROVE 285 0.0173 mg/L
CEDAR VALE, CITY OF CEDAR VALE 475 0.0168 mg/L
LURAY, CITY OF LURAY 167 0.0166 mg/L
LEBANON, CITY OF LEBANON 182 0.0166 mg/L
SEDAN, CITY OF SEDAN 1,005 0.0158 mg/L
MORRILL, CITY OF MORRILL 217 0.0148 mg/L
VICTORIA, CITY OF VICTORIA 1,149 0.0146 mg/L
ELLSWORTH CO RWD 1 ELLSWORTH 3,128 0.0146 mg/L
MADISON, CITY OF MADISON 682 0.0141 mg/L
GEARY CO WATER DISTRICT 2 JUNCTION CITY 78 0.0140 mg/L
HIAWATHA, CITY OF HIAWATHA 3,246 0.0140 mg/L
GREENWOOD CO RWD 3 MADISON 400 0.0139 mg/L
WELLSVILLE, CITY OF WELLSVILLE 1,933 0.0137 mg/L
BARTON CO RWD 2 GREAT BEND 368 0.0137 mg/L
GARDNER, CITY OF GARDNER 23,942 0.0134 mg/L
BELVUE, CITY OF BELVUE 190 0.0132 mg/L
LINN CO RWD 2 PLEASANTON 1,960 0.0132 mg/L
ANDERSON CO RWD 1C MOUND CITY 2,112 0.0132 mg/L
MONTGOMERY CO RWD 6 INDEPENDENCE 1,092 0.0132 mg/L
DOUGLASS, CITY OF DOUGLASS 1,551 0.0130 mg/L
OSBORNE CO RWD 1A ALTON 81 0.0129 mg/L
LINCOLN, CITY OF LINCOLN 1,181 0.0128 mg/L
BUNKER HILL, CITY OF BUNKER HILL 106 0.0127 mg/L
BELPRE, CITY OF BELPRE 98 0.0124 mg/L
IOLA, CITY OF IOLA 5,343 0.0124 mg/L
MCLOUTH, CITY OF MCLOUTH 858 0.0123 mg/L
ROOKS CO RWD 2 CODELL 40 0.0121 mg/L
JEFFERSON CO RWD 10 OZAWKIE 300 0.0119 mg/L
ARGONIA, CITY OF ARGONIA 455 0.0119 mg/L
WHITING, CITY OF WHITING 196 0.0119 mg/L
LONG ISLAND, CITY OF LONG ISLAND 135 0.0118 mg/L
ENTERPRISE, CITY OF ENTERPRISE 714 0.0118 mg/L
HARVEYVILLE, CITY OF HARVEYVILLE 181 0.0117 mg/L
ATLANTA, CITY OF ATLANTA 169 0.0117 mg/L
WABAUNSEE CO RWD 2 WAMEGO 1,400 0.0116 mg/L
MUNDEN, CITY OF MUNDEN 99 0.0116 mg/L
SUNDOWNER, INC SALINA 220 0.0116 mg/L
CULLISON, CITY OF CULLISON 83 0.0115 mg/L
WICHITA, CITY OF WICHITA 395,699 0.0114 mg/L
ANDERSON CO RWD 5 COLONY 2,093 0.0114 mg/L
GREAT PLAINS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PARSONS 182 0.0113 mg/L
PROTECTION, CITY OF PROTECTION 503 0.0113 mg/L
MILFORD, CITY OF MILFORD 400 0.0112 mg/L
CEDAR POINT, CITY OF CEDAR POINT 27 0.0111 mg/L
ONEIDA, CITY OF ONEIDA 58 0.0110 mg/L
SOUTH HAVEN, CITY OF SOUTH HAVEN 325 0.0110 mg/L
DAMAR, CITY OF DAMAR 115 0.0110 mg/L
HIGHLAND, CITY OF HIGHLAND 917 0.0110 mg/L
LYNDON, CITY OF LYNDON 1,049 0.0109 mg/L
FORT LEAVENWORTH AMERICAN WATER ENT LLC FORT LEAVENWORTH 12,934 0.0108 mg/L
ATTICA, CITY OF ATTICA 506 0.0108 mg/L
BOURBON CO RWD 2C FORT SCOTT 7,050 0.0108 mg/L
OSKALOOSA, CITY OF OSKALOOSA 1,086 0.0107 mg/L
TIMKEN, CITY OF TIMKEN 39 0.0107 mg/L
OTTAWA CO RWD 1 ADA 198 0.0107 mg/L
WILSON CO RWD 4 NEODESHA 293 0.0106 mg/L
BURDEN, CITY OF BURDEN 514 0.0106 mg/L
MOUND CITY, CITY OF MOUND CITY 678 0.0106 mg/L
CUBA, CITY OF CUBA 139 0.0104 mg/L
RUSSELL CO RWD 4 RUSSELL 90 0.0104 mg/L
CHASE CO RWD 1 STRONG CITY 330 0.0102 mg/L
GEARY CO RWD 4 MILFORD 1,005 0.0100 mg/L
FRANKFORT, CITY OF FRANKFORT 717 0.0100 mg/L
HOLYROOD, CITY OF HOLYROOD 409 0.010 mg/L
OSAWATOMIE, CITY OF OSAWATOMIE 4,280 0.0099 mg/L
OSAGE CITY, CITY OF OSAGE CITY 2,809 0.0099 mg/L
NORTON CO RWD 1 NEW ALMELO 50 0.0098 mg/L
LINN CO RWD 3 LACYGNE 710 0.0098 mg/L
DOUGLAS CO RWD 5 LAWRENCE 2,500 0.0098 mg/L
MINNEOLA, CITY OF MINNEOLA 752 0.0098 mg/L
LARNED, CITY OF LARNED 3,621 0.0098 mg/L
NORCATUR, CITY OF NORCATUR 159 0.0096 mg/L
BURDETT, CITY OF BURDETT 218 0.0096 mg/L
MCFARLAND, CITY OF MCFARLAND 281 0.0095 mg/L
BUHLER, CITY OF BUHLER 1,315 0.0095 mg/L
SMITH CENTER, CITY OF SMITH CENTER 1,572 0.0094 mg/L
OFFERLE, CITY OF OFFERLE 172 0.0092 mg/L
WILSON, CITY OF WILSON 836 0.0092 mg/L
BUFFALO, CITY OF BUFFALO 218 0.0092 mg/L
WEST MINERAL, CITY OF WEST MINERAL 150 0.0092 mg/L
MAPLE HILL, CITY OF MAPLE HILL 646 0.0091 mg/L
MUSCOTAH, CITY OF MUSCOTAH 158 0.0091 mg/L
OLATHE, CITY OF OLATHE 143,014 0.0091 mg/L
MIAMI CO RWD 2 HILLSDALE 10,311 0.0091 mg/L
MARQUETTE, CITY OF MARQUETTE 596 0.0091 mg/L
GIRARD, CITY OF GIRARD 2,497 0.0091 mg/L
DERBY, CITY OF DERBY 25,413 0.0090 mg/L
VALLEY CENTER, CITY OF VALLEY CENTER 7,419 0.0090 mg/L