Is Ogden, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Ogden 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 Ogden, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.6 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from City of Ogden is very hard, typically 535 mg/L (31.3 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 Ogden’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Ogden
Kansas · serves 1,721 people · about 1,300 in Ogden
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 535 mg/L (31.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Manhattan
Kansas · serves 54,763 people · under 100 in Ogden
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 17.4 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: moderately hard, 97 mg/L (5.6 grains per gallon).
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 Ogden’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Water testing near Ogden
The 2 labs Kansas certifies closest to Ogden, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Irwin Army Community Hospital-Water Laboratory-PH-EH
Fort Riley, KS · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, Inc. - Salina
Salina, KS · about 60 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Which ZIP codes are in Ogden: 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 Ogden
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Ogden’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water