Drinking water quality · 2025
What's in Kansas City Pws, MO tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the Kansas City Pws, MO water system's 2025 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MO
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Kansas City Pws, MO's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 16 sources.
Source
- WELL · 14
- MISSOURI RIVER · 2
Treatment
- KANSAS CITY - TREATMENT PLANT
Distribution
Also buys water from NORTH KANSAS CITY PWS, JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 2, and 2 more.
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Treatment technique violationHealth-based1 violation on record · most recent Mar 2019resolved
- Monitoring & reporting2 violations on record · most recent Dec 20252 open
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.00208 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about Kansas City Pws, MO's water
+Is Kansas City Pws, MO tap water safe to drink in 2025?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in Kansas City Pws, MO's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Kansas City Pws, MO tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in Kansas City Pws, MO's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Kansas City Pws, MO's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Kansas City Pws, MO's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2025 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.