Is Basehor, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Basehor has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Kansas’s records: Suburban Water Company.
Leavenworth Co RWD 1c, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Basehor’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Leavenworth Co RWD 1c
Kansas · serves 3,200 people · about 1,200 in Basehor
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Suburban Water Company
Kansas · serves 4,700 people · about 1,000 in Basehor
1 result above the action level, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Copper at 1.4 ppm, above the action level. Hardness: very hard, typically 350 mg/L (20.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Leavenworth Co RWD 1c’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Basehor
The 3 labs Kansas certifies closest to Basehor, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Water District No 1 of Johnson County-WaterOne
Kansas City, KS · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Kansas City
Lenexa, KS · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
Microbac Laboratories, Inc - Kansas
Lenexa, KS · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Basehor
Which ZIP codes are in Basehor: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Kansas Department of Health and Environment, drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Basehor
Other towns in Leavenworth County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Leavenworth Co RWD 1c’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water