Is Larned, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1991-06-01 → 1991-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-06-01 → 1991-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-06-01 → 1991-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-06-01 → 1991-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-10-01
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-03-01 → 2025-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-03-01 → 2025-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-03-01 → 2025-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-03-01 → 2025-03-31

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
Nitrate	7800 µg/L 78% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8000 µg/L	122/122	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	592 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2600 µg/L	75/75	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	17.55 µg/L 117% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 38 µg/L	50/74	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	3.21 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	29.3 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	676 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 690 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	10.27 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 13 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0069 mg/L 46% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Bromoform	8.165 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	19.2 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	9/11	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.94 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	9/11	SYR4	2014–2019
Lithium	73.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/8	UCMR-5	2024
Dibromoacetic Acid	7.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.5 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	12.975 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	0.8680 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9200 µg/L	5/11	SYR4	2014–2019
Chromium	2.34 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	5/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	6.295 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.426 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	4 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2012–2017
Atrazine	0.1500 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	1.2 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2017

57 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneThallium, TotalTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: EILTS, BRADLEY
Phone: 620-285-8500
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Larned, City of

Is Larned, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Larned, 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 Larned, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, Lead, Arsenic, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Larned, City of serve?

Larned, City of reports serving 3,621 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Larned, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 51 violations on file for Larned, City of, of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 5 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.