VOCs & pesticides · 2025
Atrazine in Lees Summit, MO tap water
Lees Summit, MO's 2025 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit of 3 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Sample Result | 0.267 ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–0.267 ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Lees Summit, MO's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Atrazine
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
People also ask
+Is there Atrazine in Lees Summit, MO tap water?
Yes — Lees Summit, MO's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Atrazine at 0.267 ug/L. Lees Summit, MO's 2025 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit of 3 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Atrazine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Atrazine is 3 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Atrazine?
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
+Where does this Atrazine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Atrazine entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lees Summit, MO 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/mo/lees-summit/2025/source.