Is Wellington, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

148

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0074 µg/L	1/4	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
Copper	48 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 66 µg/L	66/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	36.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 44 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	36.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 53 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	9.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	93.9 µg/L 117% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 130 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	38 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 62 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	56/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.685 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	42/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1200 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	36/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	5800 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.655 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	22/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	16 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 29 µg/L	21/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Arsenic	1.765 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	66.25 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 68 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	3.465 µg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	2.163 µg/L 72% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	12.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/4	UCMR-5	2025

71 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, TotalAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CLIFT, MIKE
Phone: 620-434-5353
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Wellington, City of

Is Wellington, City of tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Wellington, City of serve?

Wellington, City of reports serving 7,664 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Wellington, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 148 violations on file for Wellington, City of, of which 64 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.