Is Republic, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

227

health-based violations

320

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31

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
Nitrate	13000 µg/L 130% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0046 mg/L 31% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Copper	1220 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1400 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	5.455 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	4/13	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	8.27 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromoform	13.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Chloroform	3.03 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	9.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromochloromethane	17.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.89 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
TTHM	41.6 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 43 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	21.9 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Arsenic	2.48 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	359 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 360 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	3.98 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.155 pCi/L 63% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.2 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Selenium	4.86 µg/L 9.7% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.088 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Atrazine	0.0630 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	210 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2012–2017

28 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneMercuryStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WHITE, JENA
Phone: 785-527-1311
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Republic, City of

Is Republic, City of tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Republic, City of serve?

Republic, City of reports serving 83 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Republic, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 320 violations on file for Republic, City of, of which 227 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 12 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.