City of Garden City Water Quality (Kansas) – 2025 Report Results

We read 16 results from City of Garden City’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 9 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 35,126 people · Water system ID KS2005511 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)

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Results from the 2025 report

Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.

Contaminant	Result	Health goal	Legal limit	What it means
Arsenichighest measured · range ND to 1.8 · Wells · 2025 report, page 5	1.8 ppb	0.004 ppb	10 ppb	Above the health goal450x the health goal
Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.3 to 1.2 · Wells · 2025 report, page 5	1.2 ppm	1 ppm	4 ppm	Above the health goal1.2x the health goal
Gross alpha (radioactivity)highest measured · Wells · 2025 report, page 5	6.4 pCi/L	0 pCi/L	15 pCi/L	Above the health goalThe health goal is zero
Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 5	1.2 ppb	0.2 ppb	15 ppb (action level)	Above the health goal6x the health goal
Radium (combined 226 + 228)highest measured · Wells · 2025 report, page 5	0.7 pCi/L	0 pCi/L	5 pCi/L	Above the health goalThe health goal is zero
Sulfatehighest measured · range 75 to 1,200 · Wells · 2025 report, page 6	1,200 ppm	—	250 ppm guideline	Above the guideline4.8x the guideline (taste, odor or stains; not a health limit)
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)highest measured · range ND to 0.55 · Wells · 2025 report, page 5	0.55 ppb	0.06 ppb	5 ppb	Above the health goal9.2x the health goal
Total dissolved solidshighest measured · range 270 to 2,000 · Wells · 2025 report, page 6	2,000 ppm	—	500 ppm guideline	Above the guideline4x the guideline (taste, odor or stains; not a health limit)
Uraniumhighest measured · sampled 2024 · Wells · 2025 report, page 5	29 ppb	0.6 ppb	30 ppb	Above the health goal48x the health goal
Bariumhighest measured · range 0.02 to 0.03 · Wells · 2025 report, page 5	0.03 ppm	2 ppm	2 ppm	Below the health goal
Chromium (total)highest measured · range ND to 1.2 · Wells · 2025 report, page 5	1.2 ppb	None set	100 ppb	Below the legal limit
Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 5	0.07 ppm	0.3 ppm	1.3 ppm (action level)	Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 6.2 to 12 · Distribution system (2810 N. 10th St.) · 2025 report, page 6	9 ppb	None set	80 ppb	Below the legal limit
Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range ND to 4 · Wells · 2025 report, page 5	4 ppm	10 ppm	10 ppm	Below the health goal
Seleniumhighest measured · range ND to 16 · Wells · 2025 report, page 5	16 ppb	30 ppb	50 ppb	Below the health goal
Sodiumhighest measured · range 43 to 170 · Wells · 2025 report, page 6	170 ppm	None set	None	No health limit

Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.

EPA testing for PFAS and lithium

EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in City of Garden City’s water between Sep 2024 and Dec 2025. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

Lithium44 ppbFound in 16 of 16 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)

Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.

What you can do

Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.