Is Spring Hill, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving Spring Hill has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Kansas’s records: Miami Co RWD 2.
Johnson Co RWD 7, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 41.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Spring Hill’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Johnson Co RWD 7
Kansas · serves 6,457 people · about 540 in Spring Hill
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 41.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Water District 1 of Johnson Co
Kansas · serves 490,000 people · about 430 in Spring Hill
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 50.9 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: hard, typically 140 mg/L (8.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Miami Co RWD 2
Kansas · serves 10,311 people · under 100 in Spring Hill
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 140 mg/L (8.2 grains per gallon).
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Marais Des Cygnes Public Utility Auth
Kansas · serves 1 person · nearly all in Spring Hill
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 100 mg/L (5.8 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 Johnson Co RWD 7’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 Spring Hill
The 3 labs Kansas certifies closest to Spring Hill, 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 11 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper
Olathe Environmental Laboratory
Olathe, KS · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Kansas City
Lenexa, KS · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Spring Hill
Which ZIP codes are in Spring Hill: 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 Spring Hill
Other towns in Johnson County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Johnson Co RWD 7’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water