Physical & aggregate · 2023
Total Dissolved Solids in Overland Park, KS tap water
Overland Park, KS's 2023 Total Dissolved Solids level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (500 MCL) — measured but not in violation.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 430 | 500 MCL |
Range System-wide | 420–440 | 500 MCL |
Verbatim from Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Dissolved Solids
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
How Overland Park, KS compares
5 of the 119 systems measuring Total Dissolved Solids on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Total Dissolved Solids:
People also ask
+Is there Total Dissolved Solids in Overland Park, KS tap water?
Yes — Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Dissolved Solids at 430. Overland Park, KS's 2023 Total Dissolved Solids level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (500 MCL) — measured but not in violation.
+What's the federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Total Dissolved Solids is 500 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Total Dissolved Solids?
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
+Which other U.S. cities have Total Dissolved Solids over the federal limit?
5 of the 119 systems on The Water Map measuring Total Dissolved Solids report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Ventura, CA, Torrance, CA, St George, UT.
+Where does this Total Dissolved Solids measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Dissolved Solids 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.