Is Brownell, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Ness

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	2007-10-01 → 2007-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-10-01 → 2007-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-10-01 → 2007-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-10-01 → 2007-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-10-01 → 1990-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-10-01 → 1990-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1988-10-01 → 1989-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1988-10-01 → 1989-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1988-10-01 → 1989-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1988-01-04 → 1989-01-03

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
Nitrate	8165 µg/L 82% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8200 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	475 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 570 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	50 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	17.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	25 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/11	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	77.8 µg/L 97% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 91 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	3.53 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	8/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.31 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	8/20	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	23.55 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 26 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.99 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0067 mg/L 45% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2024
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.41 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	3.85 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	70.8 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 71 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	356 µg/L 8.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 360 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	12.9 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 13 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.9940 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.55 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.615 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.8 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.1200 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.3 pCi/L 26% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2012–2015

28 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalAsbestosBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneMercuryStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: NUTTLE, TED
Phone: 785-798-7356
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Brownell, City of

Is Brownell, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Brownell, 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 Brownell, City of's water?

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

How many people does Brownell, City of serve?

Brownell, City of reports serving 26 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Brownell, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 47 violations on file for Brownell, City of, of which 21 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.