Is Girard, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 5 utilities serving Girard have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Kansas’s records: Crawford Co RWD 1c and Public Wholesale WSD 11.
City of Girard, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.9 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from City of Girard is very hard, 320 mg/L (18.7 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 Girard’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Girard
Kansas · serves 2,497 people · under 100 in Girard
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 320 mg/L (18.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Crawford Co RWD 1c
Kansas · serves 1,915 people · under 100 in Girard
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 335 mg/L (19.6 grains per gallon).
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Crawford Co RWD 4
Kansas · serves 1,580 people · lists Girard among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 295 mg/L (17.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Crawford Co RWD 6
Kansas · serves 823 people · lists Girard among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Public Wholesale WSD 11
Kansas · serves 1 person · lists Girard among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: hard, 130 mg/L (7.6 grains per gallon).
3 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 Girard’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 Girard
The lab Kansas certifies closest to Girard, 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 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Girard
Which ZIP codes are in Girard: 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 Girard
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Girard’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