Is Quenemo, KS Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Quenemo's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Fluoride	915 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Copper	48.4 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2017 Highest in the city: 600 µg/L — QUENEMO, CITY OF · 287 people · 2017	2/2	SYR4
Nitrate	290 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Barium	85.74 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
TTHM	9.33 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 80.4 µg/L — QUENEMO, CITY OF · 287 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.075 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 69.2 µg/L — QUENEMO, CITY OF · 287 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Chloroform	64.2 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: QUENEMO, CITY OF · 287 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Trichloroacetic Acid	35.2 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: QUENEMO, CITY OF · 287 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 32.8 µg/L — QUENEMO, CITY OF · 287 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	16.2 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: QUENEMO, CITY OF · 287 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Bromoform	9.295 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Selenium	7.5 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Dibromochloromethane	5.84 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: QUENEMO, CITY OF · 287 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Monobromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 5.4495 µg/L — QUENEMO, CITY OF · 287 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Lead	4.92 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2017	2/2	SYR4
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.94 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.4 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 3.675 µg/L — QUENEMO, CITY OF · 287 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Arsenic	3 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.57 pCi/L 31% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2018	1/2	SYR4
Lead	0.0075 mg/L 50% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: OSAGE CO RWD 2 · 440 people · 2023	2/2	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Quenemo

Supplier	Population served
OSAGE CO RWD 2	440
QUENEMO, CITY OF	287

Frequently asked questions about Quenemo tap water

Is Quenemo tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 20 contaminants in the water serving Quenemo. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Quenemo?

2 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Quenemo, Kansas to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Quenemo's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Quenemo include Fluoride, Copper, Nitrate, Barium, TTHM. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.