Is Esbon, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Esbon has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Kansas’s records.
Jewell Co RWD 1, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.9 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Jewell Co RWD 1 is very hard, typically 300 mg/L (17.5 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.
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Jewell Co RWD 1
Kansas · serves 959 people · lists Esbon among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 300 mg/L (17.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Esbon
Kansas · serves 68 people · lists Esbon among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.3 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 405 mg/L (23.7 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 Jewell Co RWD 1’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Esbon
The lab Kansas certifies closest to Esbon, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
LandIntel Solutions, LLC
Scandia, KS · about 36 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Esbon
Which ZIP codes are in Esbon: 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 Esbon
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Jewell Co RWD 1’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water