Is Neodesha, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 6 utilities serving Neodesha have 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 Neodesha, Wilson Co RWD 4 and Wilson Co RWD 12.
City of Neodesha, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 68 ppb, above the legal limit.
The water from City of Neodesha is hard, 170 mg/L (9.9 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 Neodesha’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Neodesha
Kansas · serves 2,246 people · under 100 in Neodesha
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 68 ppb, above the legal limit. Hardness: hard, 170 mg/L (9.9 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Wilson Co RWD 4
Kansas · serves 293 people · under 100 in Neodesha
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the action level. The worst: Lead at 15.4 ppb, above the action level.
4 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Montgomery Co RWD 12
Kansas · serves 756 people · under 100 in Neodesha
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Wilson Co RWD 12
Kansas · serves 123 people · under 100 in Neodesha
2 results above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 115 ppb, above the legal limit.
11 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Wilson Co RWD 8
Kansas · serves 32 people · lists Neodesha among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 7.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Wilson Co RWD 6
Kansas · serves 30 people · lists Neodesha among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 5.3 ppb, above the health goal.
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 City of Neodesha’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 Neodesha
The lab Kansas certifies closest to Neodesha, 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 55 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Neodesha
Which ZIP codes are in Neodesha: 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 Neodesha
Other towns in Wilson County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Neodesha’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Haloacetic acids (HAA5)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water