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Is Hoyt, KS tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Hoyt, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Kansas’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Hoyt has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Kansas’s records.

Jackson Co RWD 1, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Kansas’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

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 Hoyt’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Hoyt

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Kansas certifies.

The 3 labs Kansas certifies closest to Hoyt, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Johnson County Water Quality Laboratory

    Olathe, KS · about 50 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper

    (913) 715-6950

  • Olathe Environmental Laboratory

    Olathe, KS · about 50 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (913) 971-8310

  • Water District No 1 of Johnson County-WaterOne

    Kansas City, KS · about 54 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (913) 895-5800

All 47 certified labs for Kansas

ZIP codes in Hoyt

Which ZIP codes are in Hoyt: 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.