Is Abilene, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Dickinson

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

152

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-07-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-07-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-07-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-07-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-07-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30

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
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	49/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	159.5 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 280 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.73 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.3 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.9 µg/L	46/48	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	19.75 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	46/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	45/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.595 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.7 µg/L	42/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	41/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	3940 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4600 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.69 µg/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	28/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	704 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 740 µg/L	24/35	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0011 mg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.045 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	12/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	101.95 µg/L 5.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	4.775 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.7440 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7700 µg/L	5/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	12.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2024
Arsenic	1.2 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	1.955 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.9 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.1 pCi/L 22% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014

72 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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BLACKETER, MICHAEL
Phone: 785-263-7478
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Abilene, City of

Is Abilene, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Abilene, 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 Abilene, City of's water?

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

How many people does Abilene, City of serve?

Abilene, City of reports serving 6,468 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Abilene, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 152 violations on file for Abilene, City of, of which 91 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.