Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Bromide in Kansas City, KS tap water
Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Bromide at or above the federal limit (5 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 11.6× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 58 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Range Range Detected | 50–66 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Bromide
A naturally occurring salt found in source water.
Not directly regulated, but a precursor that increases formation of brominated disinfection byproducts.
How Kansas City, KS compares
1 of the 38 systems measuring Bromide on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Bromide:
People also ask
+Is there Bromide in Kansas City, KS tap water?
Yes — Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromide at 58 ug/L. Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Bromide at or above the federal limit (5 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 11.6× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Bromide in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Bromide is 5 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Bromide?
A naturally occurring salt found in source water. Not directly regulated, but a precursor that increases formation of brominated disinfection byproducts.
+Which other U.S. cities have Bromide over the federal limit?
1 of the 38 systems on The Water Map measuring Bromide report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbia, MO.
+Where does this Bromide measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Bromide entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Kansas City, KS water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ks/kansas-city/2024/source.