Is Atchison, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

163

health-based violations

209

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-03-01 → 2019-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-03-01 → 2019-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30

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
Dichloroacetic Acid	26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	31.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45 µg/L	125/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	23 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26 µg/L	124/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	76.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 100 µg/L	124/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.785 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.4 µg/L	124/124	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	108.5 µg/L 136% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 130 µg/L	124/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	61.5 µg/L 102% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 81 µg/L	123/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	111/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	143 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 740 µg/L	68/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	61/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.51 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	54/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.8500 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9100 µg/L	38/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	460 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	36/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	3990 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4100 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0015 mg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Atrazine	5.62 µg/L 187% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 3 µg/L worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	9/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	106.5 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	3.965 µg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	3.15 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.13 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	7/67	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.18 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	60.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2024
Bromate	7.95 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	3/40	SYR4	2016–2019
Toluene	1.3 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2017

69 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HEFNER, QUINTIN
Phone: 913-367-5566
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Atchison, City of

Is Atchison, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Atchison, 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 Atchison, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Dichloroacetic Acid, Trichloroacetic Acid, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Atchison, City of serve?

Atchison, City of reports serving 10,694 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Atchison, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 209 violations on file for Atchison, City of, of which 163 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.