Disinfection byproducts · 2023
Bromate in Overland Park, KS tap water
Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Bromate at or above the federal limit (10 MCL). Measured value is 1.7× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range WaterOne | 0–17 | 10 MCL |
Reported level WaterOne | 2.9 | 10 MCL |
Verbatim from Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Bromate
A disinfection byproduct formed when bromide-containing water is treated with ozone.
Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.
How Overland Park, KS compares
5 of the 132 systems measuring Bromate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Bromate:
People also ask
+Is there Bromate in Overland Park, KS tap water?
Yes — Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromate at 0–17. Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Bromate at or above the federal limit (10 MCL). Measured value is 1.7× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Bromate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Bromate is 10 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Bromate?
A disinfection byproduct formed when bromide-containing water is treated with ozone. Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Bromate over the federal limit?
5 of the 132 systems on The Water Map measuring Bromate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbus, OH, City of Hemet, CA, City of Menifee, CA.
+Where does this Bromate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Bromate 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.