Is Linn Valley, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Linn Valley 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 Linn Valley.
Linn Co RWD 1, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 12 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Linn Co RWD 1 is hard, 140 mg/L (8.2 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 Linn Valley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Linn Co RWD 1
Kansas · serves 1,200 people · under 100 in Linn Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 12 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 140 mg/L (8.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Linn Valley
Kansas · serves 1,008 people · under 100 in Linn Valley
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: hard, 155 mg/L (9.1 grains per gallon).
4 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 Linn 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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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 Linn Valley
The 3 labs Kansas certifies closest to Linn Valley, 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 38 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper
Olathe Environmental Laboratory
Olathe, KS · about 38 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Kansas City
Lenexa, KS · about 42 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Linn Valley
Which ZIP codes are in Linn Valley: 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 Linn Valley
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Linn 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 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