Is Emporia, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2024-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2024-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2024-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2024-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2024-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2024-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2024-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-02-01 → 2020-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-02-01 → 2020-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-03-01 → 2018-03-31

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
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.625 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	126/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	44.4 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 150 µg/L	97/98	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	85/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	10.4 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 16 µg/L	73/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	630.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 700 µg/L	38/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromate	28.65 µg/L 287% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 33 µg/L	30/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	8.465 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	30/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	21.85 µg/L 146% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 43 µg/L	28/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	864 µg/L 8.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 870 µg/L	22/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.615 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	18/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0033 mg/L 22% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2025
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.7020 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7200 µg/L	10/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.9480 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	9/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	22.25 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	6/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	1.14 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	5/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	2.02 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	4.58 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	5/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.285 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.475 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019

73 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDibromochloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MASON, JACK
Phone: 620-340-6371
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Emporia, City of

Is Emporia, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Emporia, 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 Emporia, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Dichloroacetic Acid, Copper, Chloroform, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Fluoride, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Emporia, City of serve?

Emporia, City of reports serving 24,009 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Emporia, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 38 violations on file for Emporia, City of, of which 25 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.