Physical & aggregate · 2023
Alkalinity in Overland Park, KS tap water
Overland Park, KS's 2023 Alkalinity measurement is below the federal limit of 300 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 66 | 300 MCL |
Range System-wide | 52–113 | 300 MCL |
Verbatim from Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Alkalinity
A measure of the water's capacity to neutralize acids.
Not federally regulated for health; relevant to corrosion control and treatment.
How Overland Park, KS compares
4 of the 96 systems measuring Alkalinity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Alkalinity:
People also ask
+Is there Alkalinity in Overland Park, KS tap water?
Yes — Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Alkalinity at 66. Overland Park, KS's 2023 Alkalinity measurement is below the federal limit of 300 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Alkalinity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Alkalinity is 300 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Alkalinity?
A measure of the water's capacity to neutralize acids. Not federally regulated for health; relevant to corrosion control and treatment.
+Which other U.S. cities have Alkalinity over the federal limit?
4 of the 96 systems on The Water Map measuring Alkalinity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, Burbank, CA, San Diego, CA.
+Where does this Alkalinity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Alkalinity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Overland Park, 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/overland-park/2023/source.