Physical & aggregate · 2023
Odor in Overland Park, KS tap water
Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Odor at or above the federal limit (3 MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 3 | 3 MCL |
Range System-wide | 1–5 | 3 MCL |
Verbatim from Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Odor
A measure of detectable smell in the water.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
How Overland Park, KS compares
3 of the 42 systems measuring Odor on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Odor:
People also ask
+Is there Odor in Overland Park, KS tap water?
Yes — Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Odor at 3. Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Odor at or above the federal limit (3 MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Odor in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Odor is 3 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Odor?
A measure of detectable smell in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
+Which other U.S. cities have Odor over the federal limit?
3 of the 42 systems on The Water Map measuring Odor report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Tallahassee, FL, Torrance, CA, Albany, NY.
+Where does this Odor measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Odor 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.