Is Salina, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2000-11-01 → 2000-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2000-11-01 → 2000-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1985-11-26 → 1986-11-25
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1985-11-26 → 1986-11-25
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-04-08 → 1986-04-07
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1983-11-28 → 1984-11-27
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-01-02
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-01-02
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-01-02

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0301 µg/L	4/8	2025
Pfba	0.0071 µg/L	1/8	2025
PFHXS	0.0033 µg/L	1/8	2025

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	89.8 µg/L 112% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 58 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	74 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39 µg/L	125/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	9.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	125/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 55 µg/L	125/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	28.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32 µg/L	125/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	27.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37 µg/L	118/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	113/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.4 µg/L	69/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	55 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 204 µg/L	65/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	962 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1645 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1700 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.8 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	14/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2023
Barium	14 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	4.51 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	21.85 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 25 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	41.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/8	UCMR-5	2024
Arsenic	2.8 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.6850 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7100 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.9400 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Tetrachloroethylene	0.8400 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Toluene	0.5300 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2017
P-Dichlorobenzene	1.1 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2017

64 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TASKER, MARTHA
Phone: 785-309-5725
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Salina, City of

Is Salina, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 29 contaminants in Salina, 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 Salina, City of's water?

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

How many people does Salina, City of serve?

Salina, City of reports serving 46,481 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Salina, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 17 violations on file for Salina, City of, of which 6 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.