MO / Kansas City
MO · Tap water records
Kansas City tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Kansas City. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Kansas City is served by 4 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 520,940 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 4 violations across the community water system(s) serving Kansas City, going back to the earliest EPA record. 1 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Kansas City Pws
513,800 served · surface water · PWSID MO1010415 - Health-based Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in March 2019. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between October 2025 and December 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Platte County Cons Pwsd 1
6,900 served · surface water · PWSID MO1024479 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2006. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Fairfield Estates Mobile Home Park
140 served · groundwater · PWSID IA5131302 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
Mediapolis Village Court
100 served · surface water · PWSID IA2948601 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.