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

We read 17 results from City of Salina’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 4 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 46,481 people · Water system ID KS2016914 · 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 1.3 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 2	1.3 ppb	0.004 ppb	10 ppb	Above the health goal325x the health goal
Gross alpha (radioactivity)highest measured · range 2.5 to 2.5 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 2	2.5 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 · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 3	1.4 ppb	0.2 ppb	15 ppb (action level)	Above the health goal7x the health goal
Total dissolved solidshighest measured · range 490 to 570 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 3	570 ppm	—	500 ppm guideline	Above the guideline1.1x the guideline (taste, odor or stains; not a health limit)
Bariumhighest measured · range 0.02 to 0.02 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 2	0.02 ppm	2 ppm	2 ppm	Below the health goal
Chloraminehighest running annual average · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 2	3.2 ppm	None set	4 ppm	Below the legal limit
Chloridehighest measured · range 110 to 160 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 3	160 ppm	—	250 ppm guideline	Within the guideline
Chromium (total)highest measured · range 2.3 to 3 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 2	3 ppb	None set	100 ppb	Below the legal limit
Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 3	0.03 ppm	0.3 ppm	1.3 ppm (action level)	Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 6.9 to 41 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 2	21 ppb	None set	60 ppb	Below the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 9.3 to 57 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 2	35 ppb	None set	80 ppb	Below the legal limit
Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.6 to 0.93 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 2	0.93 ppm	1 ppm	4 ppm	Below the health goal
Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range ND to 0.74 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 2	0.74 ppm	10 ppm	10 ppm	Below the health goal
Seleniumhighest measured · range 11 to 18 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 2	18 ppb	30 ppb	50 ppb	Below the health goal
Sulfatehighest measured · range 160 to 170 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 3	170 ppm	—	250 ppm guideline	Within the guideline
Lithiumhighest measured · range 19.9 to 41.7 · sampled 2024 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 3	41.7 ppb	None set	None	No health limit
Sodiumhighest measured · range 110 to 150 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 3	150 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 Salina’s water between Feb 2024 and Feb 2025. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

PFHxS3.3 pptFound in 1 of 8 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
PFBS30.1 pptFound in 4 of 8 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
Lithium41.7 ppbFound in 8 of 8 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.