Physical & aggregate · 2023
TOC in Overland Park, KS tap water
Overland Park, KS's 2023 TOC measurement is below the federal limit of 10 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level WaterOne | 1.4 | None set |
Range WaterOne | 1.4–2.2 | None set |
Range System-wide | 2.4–7.7 | 10 MCL |
Average System-wide | 3 | 10 MCL |
Verbatim from Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About TOC
Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water.
Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.
How Overland Park, KS compares
5 of the 211 systems measuring TOC on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting TOC:
People also ask
+Is there TOC in Overland Park, KS tap water?
Yes — Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists TOC at 3. Overland Park, KS's 2023 TOC measurement is below the federal limit of 10 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for TOC in drinking water?
The federal MCL for TOC is 10 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is TOC?
Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water. Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.
+Which other U.S. cities have TOC over the federal limit?
5 of the 211 systems on The Water Map measuring TOC report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Kansas City, KS, Centennial, CO, Gilbert, AZ.
+Where does this TOC measurement come from?
This page reproduces the TOC 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.