Is Parsons, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

113

health-based violations

125

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-04-01 → 2024-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-04-01 → 2024-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-04-01 → 2024-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-04-01 → 2024-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31

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
TTHM	85.3 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 150 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	14 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 110 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	67.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 110 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	34.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 59 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.285 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	124/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 53 µg/L	118/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	59.6 µg/L 99% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	115/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	251.5 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 800 µg/L	98/98	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	51/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	49/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	9.65 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 13 µg/L	31/98	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.295 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.6 µg/L	28/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1165 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1200 µg/L	28/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	525 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 990 µg/L	16/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0032 mg/L 21% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Barium	66.95 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 68 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	3.8 µg/L 127% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 3 µg/L worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	5/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.49 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	2.03 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	1.3 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

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, TotalArsenicAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CLEVENGER, DEREK
Phone: 620-421-7020
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Parsons, City of

Is Parsons, City of tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Parsons, City of serve?

Parsons, City of reports serving 9,479 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Parsons, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 125 violations on file for Parsons, City of, of which 113 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.