Is Chapman, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Chapman has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Kansas’s records: City of Chapman.
City of Chapman, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the action level and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 1.9 ppm, above the action level.
The water from City of Chapman is very hard, typically 600 mg/L (35.1 grains per gallon). How Kansas’s water compares.
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 Chapman’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Chapman
Kansas · serves 1,377 people · under 100 in Chapman
1 result above the action level and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 1.9 ppm, above the action level. Hardness: very hard, typically 600 mg/L (35.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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M and M Mobile Home Court 2
Kansas · serves 80 people · lists Chapman among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 995 mg/L (58.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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M and M Mobile Home Court
Kansas · serves 46 people · lists Chapman among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 12.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 520 mg/L (30.4 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 City of Chapman’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Copper, Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Copper, Lead, Arsenic
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 58checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Copper, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Chapman
The 3 labs Kansas certifies closest to Chapman, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Irwin Army Community Hospital-Water Laboratory-PH-EH
Fort Riley, KS · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, Inc. - Salina
Salina, KS · about 36 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
LandIntel Solutions, LLC
Scandia, KS · about 70 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Chapman
Which ZIP codes are in Chapman: 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 Chapman
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Chapman’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About CopperWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Copper
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water