Is Tonganoxie, KS tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 6 utilities serving Tonganoxie has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Kansas’s records: Suburban Water Company.
City of Tonganoxie, 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 40 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from City of Tonganoxie is very hard, typically 243 mg/L (14.2 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 Tonganoxie’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Tonganoxie
Kansas · serves 5,702 people · about 170 in Tonganoxie
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 40 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: very hard, typically 243 mg/L (14.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Leavenworth Co RWD 9
Kansas · serves 2,000 people · about 120 in Tonganoxie
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 225 mg/L (13.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Suburban Water Company
Kansas · serves 4,700 people · under 100 in Tonganoxie
1 result above the action level, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Copper at 1.4 ppm, above the action level. Hardness: very hard, typically 350 mg/L (20.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Jefferson Co RWD 13
Kansas · serves 2,115 people · under 100 in Tonganoxie
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 175 mg/L (10.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Leavenworth Co RWD 6
Kansas · serves 240 people · under 100 in Tonganoxie
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: very hard, 310 mg/L (18.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Paradise Park Mobile Home Court
Kansas · serves 110 people · lists Tonganoxie among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.2 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 260 mg/L (15.2 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 Tonganoxie’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 Tonganoxie
The 3 labs Kansas certifies closest to Tonganoxie, 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 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper
Olathe Environmental Laboratory
Olathe, KS · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Water District No 1 of Johnson County-WaterOne
Kansas City, KS · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Tonganoxie
Which ZIP codes are in Tonganoxie: 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 Tonganoxie
Other towns in Leavenworth County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Tonganoxie’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