Drinking water quality · 2024
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What's in Kansas City, MO tap water
10 contaminants were measured in the Kansas City, MO water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 10
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MO
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound detected in Kansas City, MO
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFBA
● Detected (no federal limit)Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Kansas City, 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 ↗
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOAPerfluorooctanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in nonstick and stain-resistant products. | 0.87 ng/LMaximumSystem-wide | None set | Within the limit |
Inorganic chemicals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FluorideA mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. | 0.75 mg/LMaximumTest Result | 4 mg/LMCL | Within the limit |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 2.08 ug/L90th percentile90th Percentile: 90% of your water utility levels were less than | None set | Within the limit |
| SeleniumA trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. | 1.95 ug/LMaximumTest Result | None set | Within the limit |
| BariumA metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. | 0.0438 mg/LHighest single sampleSample Result | 2 mg/LMCL | Within the limit |
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.00295 mg/L90th percentile90th Percentile: 90% of your water utility levels were less than | 1.3 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
| LithiumA naturally occurring element found in some groundwater. | 58.6 ug/LMaximumSystem-wide | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
Disinfection byproducts
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHMTotal trihalomethanes — a group of four chemicals (including chloroform) formed when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter. | 10 ug/LRunning annual avgSystem-wide | None set | Within the limit |
Other
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate Nitrite | 0.926 mg/LMaximumTest Result | 10 mg/LMCL | Within the limit |
VOCs & pesticides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AtrazineA widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff. | 0.267 ug/LMaximumTest Result | None set | Within the limit |
People also ask about Kansas City, MO's water
+Is Kansas City, MO tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 10 contaminants measured in Kansas City, MO's 2024 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, MO tap water?
10 contaminants were measured in Kansas City, MO's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, and inorganic chemicals. 4 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, MO's 2024 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, 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 2024 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.