Metals · 2024
Manganese in Kansas City, KS tap water
Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Manganese at or above the federal limit (0.4 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Range Detected | 0.42–0.8 ug/L | 0.4 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 0.59 ug/L | 0.4 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Manganese
A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock.
No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.
How Kansas City, KS compares
5 of the 112 systems measuring Manganese on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Manganese:
People also ask
+Is there Manganese in Kansas City, KS tap water?
Yes — Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Manganese at 0.59 ug/L. Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Manganese at or above the federal limit (0.4 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Manganese in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Manganese is 0.4 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Manganese?
A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock. No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.
+Which other U.S. cities have Manganese over the federal limit?
5 of the 112 systems on The Water Map measuring Manganese report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Green Bay, WI, Kent, WA, New Bedford, MA.
+Where does this Manganese measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Manganese 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.