Drinking water quality · 2024
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What's in Kansas City, MO tap water
9 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
- 9
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MO
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
2 PFAS compounds 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)below national p90 (18 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Lithium
● Detected (no federal limit)near national p90 (76.59999999999991 mg/L across detecting U.S. systems)
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.
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
23 historically-detected contaminants in Kansas City, MO
Every U.S. public water system reports compliance-monitoring data to EPA. The Six-Year Review releases the 2012–2019 window as a single dataset — here's what your system reported, year by year. Values shown are the highest detection per analyte per year, compared to the federal MCL.
| Contaminant | Worst detection | EPA limit | Years (2012–2019) |
|---|---|---|---|
ATRAZINE worst: 2012 | 0.00247 mg/L 82% 2.5× the national p90 | 0.003 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'19 |
NITRATE worst: 2013 | 7.46 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
NITRATE NITRITE worst: 2013 | 7.46 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
NITRITE worst: 2015 | 0.74 mg/L within | 1 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18 |
HAA5 worst: 2014 | 0.0409 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
TTHM worst: 2013 | 0.0489 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2013 | 1.96 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ALACHLOR worst: 2017 | 0.00093 mg/L within near national p90 | 0.002 mg/L | '16'17 |
DICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.0011 mg/L within | 0.005 mg/L | '12 |
CYANIDE worst: 2018 | 0.034 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.2 mg/L | '13'15'17'18 |
CHROMIUM worst: 2016 | 0.01 mg/L within above national p90 | 0.1 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
SELENIUM worst: 2015 | 0.00318 mg/L within | 0.05 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
BARIUM worst: 2014 | 0.025 mg/L within below national p90 | 2 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
COPPER worst: 2012 | 0.002 mg/L below national p90 | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18 |
LEAD worst: 2013 | 0.00333 mg/L | — | '13'16 |
DBAA worst: 2013 | 0.00091 mg/L | — | '13'15'17 |
DCAA worst: 2012 | 0.0156 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
MBAA worst: 2017 | 0.0033 mg/L | — | '17'18'19 |
MCAA worst: 2013 | 0.00579 mg/L | — | '13'14'16'17'18'19 |
TCAA worst: 2012 | 0.00113 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.0013 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2012 | 0.0092 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.00084 mg/L | — | '12'13 |
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOAPerfluorooctanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in nonstick and stain-resistant products. | 0.87MaximumSystem-wide | None set | Detected — no federal 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 9 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?
9 contaminants were measured in Kansas City, MO's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, and inorganic chemicals. 7 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.