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Regulations for Public Water Systems Monitored at the Treatment Plant

BPU routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants
water. The following tables show monitoring results for the Monitored Jan. – Dec. 2022
2023 Water Quality Report
2023 Water Quality Report
period of January 1 to December 31, 2022. All drinking water, BPU
including bottled drinking water, may reasonably be expected Surpassed Average Range
Standards
to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The Substance Units SMCL Detected Detected
presence of these contaminants does not necessarily indicate that Alkalinity as
the water poses a health risk. CaCO ppm NA 212 180-270
3
During the 2022 calendar year, BPU had no violation(s) of
Calcium ppm NA 78 67-91
drinking water regulations.
Chloride ppm 250 28 28
More information about contaminants and potential health
effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Specific
Hotline at (800) 426- 4791, or go to their Web site at www.epa. Conductance µmhos/cm NA 822 500-890
gov/safewater.
Total Hardness
Have questions about drinking water quality? Call or log-
as CaCO ppm NA 280 280
on to these resources: 3
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities Total Hardness Grain/
as CaCO Gallon NA 16.4 16.4
Water Processing Division 3
Phone: (913) 573-9272 or (913) 573-9284 Magnesium ppm NA 27 24-30
E-mail address: kdaggett@bpu.com pH S.U. 6.5-8.5 7.5 7.1-7.6
BPU Web site: www.bpu.com
O-Phosphate ppm NA 0.61 0.46-0.71
Laboratory Certification
Potassium ppm NA 6.5 5.3-8.5
The National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
Silica ppm NA 14 12-17
Conference (NELAC) is a cooperative association of state
and federal agencies that establishes environmental laboratory Sodium ppm NA 63 53-74
performance standards. Its goal is to ensure environmental
laboratories produce known high-quality data. This data can then Sulfate ppm 250 170 170
form a solid foundation for public health and environmental Total Dissolved ppm 500 500 500
management decisions. Solids
BPU’s laboratory has been nationally accredited under the
Metolachlor ppb NA 0.08 <0.05-0.24
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
(NELAP). NELAP is the program that implements the Secondary contaminants are not regulated, but provide guidelines for producing good tasting and
aesthetically pleasing water.
NELAC standards. This is accomplished by state and federal
agencies that act as Accrediting Authorities. *Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
Water Quality Data Fourth Cycle (UCMR4)
Sampling Period July 2019-Sept. 2020
The following tables list all of the drinking water
Average Range
contaminants which were detected during the 2022 calendar
Substance Units MRL Detected Detected
year. The presence of these contaminants does not necessarily
indicate the water poses a health risk. Unless noted, the data Manganese μg/L 0.4 0.59 0.42-0.80
presented in this table is from the testing done January 1-
Bromide μg/L 5 58 50-66
December 31, 2022. The state requires us to monitor for certain
contaminants less than once per year because Total Organic Carbon mg/L 0.3 2.8 2.6-3.1
the concentrations of these contaminants are
not expected to vary significantly from year to HAA5 μg/L - 20 1.4-36
year. Some of the data, though representative
HAA6Br μg/L - 12 0.5-18
of the water quality, is more than one year
old. The bottom line is that the water that is HAA9 μg/L - 30 1.9-50
provided to you is safe.
Chlorodibromoacetic Acid μg/L 0.3 1.32 0.30-1.80
Additional Required Health Effects
Language: Bromodichloroacetic Acid μg/L 0.5 4.86 0.68-6
Dibromoacetic Acid μg/L 0.3 1.11 0.61-1.70
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) has no health effects.
However, total organic carbon provides a medium for the Monobromoacetic Acid μg/L 0.3 0.43 0.31-0.55
formation of disinfection byproducts. These byproducts include
Bromochloroacetic Acid μg/L 0.3 4.9 0.5-7.1
trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs). Drinking
water containing these byproducts in excess of the MCL may Dichloroacetic Acid μg/L 0.2 10.31 1.4-20
lead to adverse health effects, liver or kidney problems, or nervous
Tribromoacetic Acid μg/L 2.0 2.0 2.0
system effects, and may lead to an increased risk of getting cancer.
Certain minerals are radioactive and may emit forms of Trichloroacetic Acid μg/L 0.5 8.23 2.0-14
radiation known as photons and beta radiation. Some people who
drink water containing beta particle and photon radioactivity in *Unregulated contaminant monitoring helps EPA determine where certain contaminants occur
and whether the Agency should consider regulating those contaminants in the future.
excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk
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