Is Manhattan, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1991-09-01 → 1991-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-09-01 → 1991-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-09-01 → 1991-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-09-01 → 1991-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-03-01 → 1994-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-03-01 → 1994-03-31

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
TTHM	34.5 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 36 µg/L	86/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	18 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	86/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	85/85	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	15.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	85/85	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.7 µg/L	85/85	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	82/82	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	10.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	82/82	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	3.195 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	82/82	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	79/85	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	14 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 84 µg/L	56/62	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	877.5 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	25/82	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	300 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0019 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2023
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.56 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	9/82	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	8.85 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9.6 µg/L	3/62	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	2.49 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	52.2 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 53 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	2.18 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Lithium	17.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
Atrazine	0.3100 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8000 pCi/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Selenium	2 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
P-Dichlorobenzene	1.6 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2017

68 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DURAR, ABDU
Phone: 785-587-4559
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Manhattan, City of

Is Manhattan, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Manhattan, 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 Manhattan, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Manhattan, City of serve?

Manhattan, City of reports serving 54,763 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Manhattan, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 6 violations on file for Manhattan, City of, of which 4 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.