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Official source aggregationWater quality in Salina, KS 67401
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Saline County.
Historical measurement record needs context
- Largest possible serving system
- Salina, City Of
- Source water
- Surface water + Groundwater
- County
- Saline County
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Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.
Utility hardness unavailable in this index
Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.
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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
4 systems
Serves 46,481 people system-wide
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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records
These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.
EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.
Salina, City Of
KS2016914 · Surface water · 46,481 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0.0014 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
9% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023
Violation history (0)
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
Ottawa Co Rwd 2
KS2014307 · Groundwater · 1,794 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (2)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0.0033 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
22% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.5 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
115% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2014
Violation history (3)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 25, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 31, 2022 to Oct 10, 2022 |
Saline Co Rwd 4
KS2016913 · Groundwater · 768 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (2)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0.0038 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
25% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.4 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
108% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011
Violation history (5)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 25, 2024 |
Sundowner, Inc
KS2016910 · Groundwater · 220 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023
Violation history (81)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2026 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2026 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Nov 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Aug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jun 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 30, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Nitrate | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Dec 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 2, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 26, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 25, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Mar 22, 2026 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to May 15, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Feb 20, 2023 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Vinyl chloride | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Trichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Benzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Ethylbenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Toluene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Xylenes, Total | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Styrene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 26, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 6, 2022 to Sep 23, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Feb 14, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 2, 2021 to Feb 10, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Nov 16, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Apr 1, 2017 |
Hardness estimate unavailable
No responsible local estimate yet
We did not find enough qualifying recent USGS hardness observations within 25 miles of this ZIP centroid. We leave the value blank instead of substituting a state average. Ask the serving utility or test the household tap for a property-specific result.
Evidence-first next steps
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Water questions for Salina
Is tap water safe in Salina?+
EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.
How hard is the water?+
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
Do I need a water softener?+
Confirm hardness at your tap and consider actual scale or spotting before choosing treatment. Regional environmental values cannot determine whether you need a softener. A softener addresses hardness, not every contaminant.