Is Mulvane, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Mulvane has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Kansas’s records: Prairie Schooner Mobile Home Court.
City of Mulvane, 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 Mulvane is moderately hard, 120 mg/L (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 Mulvane’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Mulvane
Kansas · serves 6,587 people · about 330 in Mulvane
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 120 mg/L (7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sedgwick Co RWD 3
Kansas · serves 6,045 people · under 100 in Mulvane
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 22.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: hard, 140 mg/L (8.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Prairie Schooner Mobile Home Court
Kansas · serves 50 people · under 100 in Mulvane
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 11 ppm, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 390 mg/L (22.8 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 Mulvane’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 Mulvane
The lab Kansas certifies closest to Mulvane, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Meridian Analytical Laboratory - Wichita
Wichita, KS · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Which ZIP codes are in Mulvane: 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.
What to do next
- Read City of Mulvane’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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