Physical & aggregate · 2023
pH in Overland Park, KS tap water
Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows pH at or above the federal limit (8.5 MCL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 9.3–9.8 | 8.5 MCL |
Average System-wide | 9.6 | 8.5 MCL |
Verbatim from Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About pH
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is.
Regulated only as a secondary standard; very low or high pH can corrode pipes or affect taste.
How Overland Park, KS compares
5 of the 123 systems measuring pH on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting pH:
People also ask
+Is there pH in Overland Park, KS tap water?
Yes — Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists pH at 9.6. Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows pH at or above the federal limit (8.5 MCL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for pH in drinking water?
The federal MCL for pH is 8.5 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is pH?
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is. Regulated only as a secondary standard; very low or high pH can corrode pipes or affect taste.
+Which other U.S. cities have pH over the federal limit?
5 of the 123 systems on The Water Map measuring pH report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include High Point, NC, Phoenix, AZ, Billings, MT.
+Where does this pH measurement come from?
This page reproduces the pH 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.