Is Dearing, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Dearing have 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 Coffeyville and Montgomery Co RWD 2c B.
City of Dearing, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.7 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 Dearing’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Dearing
Kansas · serves 376 people · about 210 in Dearing
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Coffeyville
Kansas · serves 8,847 people · under 100 in Dearing
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.7 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 195 mg/L (11.4 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Montgomery Co RWD 2c B
Kansas · serves 428 people · lists Dearing among the places it serves
1 result above the action level. The worst: Lead at 46.5 ppb, above the action level.
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 Dearing’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 Dearing
The lab Kansas certifies closest to Dearing, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services, Inc - Frontenac
Frontenac, KS · about 60 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Dearing: 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 Dearing
Other towns in Montgomery County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Dearing’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water