Metals · 2024
Lithium in Olathe, KS tap water
Olathe, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lithium at or above the federal limit (9 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 2.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 16.8 ug/L | 9 ug/L MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 19.8 ug/L | 9 ug/L MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 19.6 ug/L | 9 ug/L MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 20.7 ug/L | 9 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Olathe, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lithium
A naturally occurring element found in some groundwater.
No enforceable federal limit; on the EPA contaminant candidate list for further study.
How Olathe, KS compares
5 of the 125 systems measuring Lithium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lithium:
People also ask
+Is there Lithium in Olathe, KS tap water?
Yes — Olathe, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lithium at 20.7 ug/L. Olathe, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lithium at or above the federal limit (9 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 2.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Lithium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Lithium is 9 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lithium?
A naturally occurring element found in some groundwater. No enforceable federal limit; on the EPA contaminant candidate list for further study.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lithium over the federal limit?
5 of the 125 systems on The Water Map measuring Lithium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include New Braunfels, TX, Chandler, AZ, Tempe, AZ.
+Where does this Lithium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lithium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Olathe, 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/olathe/2024/source.