Is Humboldt, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Allen

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-02-01 → 2015-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-02-01 → 2015-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-02-01 → 2015-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-02-01 → 2015-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1998-02-01 → 1998-02-28

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Chlorite	926.5 µg/L 93% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	208/210	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	343 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 430 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.8 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	28.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	35.8 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 38 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	41.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	62.6 µg/L 104% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 74 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	14.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	31/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1410 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	30/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.03 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.8 µg/L	28/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	9.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	21/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	18/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	2.135 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.98 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	14/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	9/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	133 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0017 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2025
Fluoride	260 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 270 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.88 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.505 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.95 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.4000 pCi/L 8% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014

40 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DEAN, JONATHAN C
Phone: 620-473-3131
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Humboldt, City of

Is Humboldt, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Humboldt, City of's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Humboldt, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chlorite, Copper, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Humboldt, City of serve?

Humboldt, City of reports serving 1,836 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Humboldt, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 30 violations on file for Humboldt, City of, of which 17 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.