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2019 WATER QUALITY REPORT
DELIVERING HIGH QUALIT Y WATER TO YOUR TAP
THE MISSOURI RIVER: KANSAS CITY’S MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE
In the grip of a bone-chilling cold snap in the the hard work of more than 200 dedicated KC Water is committed to maintaining and
winter of 2018, a KC Water customer wrote associates who work in our Water Supply, updating this system. This fiscal year, we
on Facebook: Laboratory, and Water Distribution Repair will invest $210.5 million on 48 projects
divisions, the water delivered to Kansas Citians to improve the water infrastructure, and
“I want to shout out to the workers who
surpassed those standards in 2018. $141.5 million on 51 projects in our federally
worked all night last night on the water
mandated Smart Sewer program.
main break… Thank you for your tireless Details of that accomplishment are contained
efforts. You all deserve an award! WATER in this annual Water Quality Report, along These investments paid through monthly
is ON!!! Blessings to all of you at KC Water with other information customers often ask water bills are designed to improve drinking
Department! You have no idea how much you about drinking water quality. More information and environmental water quality, protect
are appreciated!” is available on our website and from other public health, reduce operational costs,
sources mentioned in this report. We welcome improve efficiency, and increase reliability.
Those KC Water associates are not alone.
questions and comments about water quality.
Nearly 900 associates – water professionals Human life relies on water to survive. Kansas
who live and work in Kansas City and who are Water that you see in your taps, tubs, and City is perfectly located on the Missouri
also customers – bring a special commitment sinks is only possible through a system you River as a great place to live, work, and play.
to work every day. do not see: Intake and treatment facilities, On behalf of all KC Water associates, thank
storage tanks, pump stations, and 2,800 you for the privilege of bringing this precious
That commitment: Excellent water,
miles of pipe needed to reach every corner resource into your homes.
wastewater, and stormwater services while
of a 320-square-mile city. – Terry Leeds, Director, KC Water
serving today’s customers and building a
legacy for future generations.
We have this commitment because we
recognize we are just the current stewards
THE VALUE OF LOCALLY TREATED TAP WATER
of Kansas City’s most important natural RELIABLE AFFORDABLE
resource: The Missouri River. We treat about Through the Rocky Mountains and most of the Kansas City’s drinking water costs a little
90 million gallons of water every day and Great Plains, the Missouri River comes from more than half a cent per gallon. Bottled
deliver it to more than 460,000 residents more than half a million square miles in all or part drinking water at a wholesale store averages
and 32 wholesale customers, including many of 10 states and two Canadian provinces. $1.16 cents per gallon, more than 180 times
nearby local water utilities. the cost of Kansas City tap water.
SAFE
The Missouri River is known as Big Muddy,
Experienced, trained, and certified treatment TASTES GREAT
and for good reason. Tons of silt – and
plant operators have won statewide recognition We treat drinking water not only to be safe,
everything it contains – drains from the
for their performance and expertise. Certified but also to taste and smell good. We work
river’s half-million-square-mile watershed.
water distribution system operators, chemists, hard to meet and exceed your expectations
Federal and Missouri laws and regulations limit and technicians check thousands of samples for quality refreshment and taste.
drinking water contaminant levels. Through each year for more than 250 constituents.
REGULATED CONTAMINANTS
WATER QUALITY DATA TABLE
Regulated Collection Highest Range of Sampled
Unit MCL MCLG Typical Source In Compliance
Contaminants Date Test Result Result(s)
Atrazine 7/3/18 0.51 ND - 0.51 ppb 3 3 Runoff from herbicide used on crops ✔
Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal
Barium 5/31/2018 0.014 ND - 0.014 ppm 2 2 ✔
refineries; erosion of natural deposits
Chromium 5/31/2018 5 ND - 5 ppb 100 100 Discharge from steel and pulp mills ✔
Discharge from steel/metal factories; discharge from plastic
Cyanide 3/10/2018 34 ND - 34 ppb 200 200 ✔
and fertilizer factories
Fluoride 4/6/2018 0.968 0.226 - 0.968 ppm 4 4 Natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth ✔
Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks,
Nitrate-Nitrite 6/30/2018 4.37 0.441 - 4.37 ppm 10 10 ✔
sewage; erosion of natural deposits
Selenium 5/31/2018 2.8 ND - 2.8 ppb 50 50 Erosion of natural deposits ✔
BYPRODUCTS OF DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION
Disinfection Highest Range of Sampled Result(s)
Sample Point Unit MCL MCLG In Compliance
Byproducts LRAA (low – high)
HAA5 DBPDUAL-03 21 9 - 25.7 ppb 60 0 ✔
TTHM DBPDUAL-04 8 0.61 - 14.3 ppb 80 0 ✔
TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON
Highest Range of Sampled
TOC Collection Date Unit TT Typical Source In Compliance
Value Result(s)
Carbon, Total 3/11/2018 4.82 2 - 4.82 ppm 0 Naturally present in the environment ✔
LEAD AND COPPER
Lead and Collection 90% of KC water levels Range of Sampled Sites Over
Unit AL Typical Source In Compliance
Copper Date were less than Result(s) AL
Copper 2014 - 2016 0.01 0.002 - 0.027 ppm 1.3 0 Corrosion of household plumbing systems ✔
Lead 2014 - 2016 3 1 - 60 ppb 15 1 Corrosion of household plumbing systems ✔
WATER CLOUDINESS (TURBIDITY)
% of samples in compliance Months Highest Single Month
Monitoring Violation Sources In Compliance
with standard Occurred Measurement Occurred
100 12 No 0.1 NTU Dec Soil Runoff ✔
MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS
Microbiological Result MCL MCLG Typical Source In Compliance
Coliform (TCR) In the month of October, 0.55% of samples returned as positive TT N/A Naturally present in the environment ✔
UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT MONITORING RULE
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Collection Date of Highest Value Highest Value Range of Sampled Result(s) Unit
Molybdenum, Total 5/31/2018 0.003 ND - 0.003 ppm
Strontium 5/31/2018 0.237 ND - 0.237 ppm
Vanadium, Total 5/31/2018 0.002 ND - 0.002 ppm
ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
This report shows monitoring results LRAA: Locational Running Annual MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs RAA: Running Annual Average, or the cause cosmetic effects (such as skin
for data collected from Jan. 1 to Average, or the locational average of as feasible using the best available average of sample analytical results for or tooth discoloration) or aesthetic
Dec. 31, 2018. sample analytical results for samples treatment technology. samples taken during the previous four effects (such as taste, odor or color)
taken during the previous four N/A: not applicable. calendar quarters. in drinking water. EPA recommends
90th percentile: For Lead and Copper calendar quarters. these standards but does not require
testing. 10% of test results are above ND: not detectable at testing limits. Range of Results: Shows the lowest
water systems to comply.
this level and 90% are below this level. MCLG: Maximum Contaminant Level and highest levels found during a
Goal, or the level of a contaminant in NTU: Nephelometric Turbidity testing period, if only one sample was TT: Treatment Technique, or a required
AL: Action Level, or the concentration drinking water below which there is Unit, used to measure cloudiness in taken, then this number equals the process intended to reduce the level of
of a contaminant which, when no known or expected risk to health. drinking water. Highest Test Result or Highest Value. a contaminant in drinking water.
exceeded, triggers treatment or other MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
requirements which a water system ppb: parts per billion or micrograms SMCL: Secondary Maximum TTHM: Total Trihalomethanes
must follow. MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level, per liter. Contaminant Level, or the secondary (chloroform, bromodichloromethane,
or the highest level of a contaminant ppm: parts per million or milligrams standards that are non-enforceable dibromochloromethane, and
HAA5: Haloacetic Acids (mono-, that is allowed in drinking water. guidelines for contaminants and may bromoform) as a group.
di- and tri-chloracetic acid, and mono- per liter.
and dibromoacetic acid) as a group.
KEEPING WATER SAFE FOR YOU
KC Water – today and for generations – FLUORIDE
takes and has taken proactive measures to Fluoride is a naturally occurring constituent
protect public health. We are confident in our in surface water caused by erosion of natural
treatment process. Constant testing by our deposits, fertilizer runoff, and factory
certified laboratory validates the safety of discharges. To promote strong teeth, Kansas
water we produce. City, Mo., voters in 1980 approved water
We recognize that customers undergoing fluoridation. Fluoride in our water meets the
chemotherapy, organ transplant recipients, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system optimal target fluoride level and is, on average,
disorders, elderly persons, pregnant women, well within federal and state regulations.
and infants, among others, may be vulnerable to
constituents that may be in drinking water. OTHER CONSTITUENTS
KC Water meets or exceeds federal and state
These customers, their caregivers, and anyone regulations for water safety, but customers may
who is immunocompromised should ask a wish to know the level of other constituents
health care provider about precautions they
THERE’S ALWAYS may wish to take with regard to tap water.
Regarding some of these constituents:
for health or other reasons. Included are
immunocompromised customers as well as
SOMETHING IN WATER LEAD AND COPPER
customers concerned about dietary intake
of sodium; households with water softening
equipment; fish aquarium enthusiasts; brewers
Drinking water may reasonably be expected We take proactive measures to ensure lead and distillers; culinary specialists, or anyone who
to contain at least small amounts of some and copper are not present in the water we uses water as an ingredient in manufactured
contaminants, but that doesn’t mean it’s a produce. If these constituents are found, the products or beverages.
health risk. most typical source is corrosion of fixtures in
home or business plumbing. Copper and lead KC Water checks the water we produce
Federal and state regulations limit the amount
could leach into water that sits for a time in for more than 250 organic and inorganic
of certain contaminants in water. KC Water
plumbing fixtures. constituents, including but not limited to
constantly conducts tests to ensure that
atrazine, barium, chromium, cyanide, nitrate-
water from your tap is safe to drink. No We encourage customers to replace any nitrite, selenium, copper, lead, coliform,
regulatory violations were found in drinking plumbing that may contain lead or copper. To molybdenum, strontium, vanadium, alkalinity
water provided by KC Water in 2018. find a list of licensed plumbers, visit http:// and acidity (pH), boron, calcium, chloride,
Contaminants that may be present in water: kcmo.gov/planning/contractor-licensing-2/. color, foaming agents (surfactants), iron,
Alternatively, here are steps to consider: magnesium, phenols, potassium, silica, sodium,
Microbial contaminants, such as viruses
• Use only cold water for drinking and cooking, sulfate, total dissolved solids, chlorine and zinc.
and bacteria, which may come from sewage
treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural especially water used to make infant formula, If you have questions or concerns about these
livestock operations, and wildlife. beverages such as coffee or tea, and ice. constituents or any constituent that may be in
• Run cold water from 30 seconds to 2 minutes, water, here are options to learn more:
Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and
metals, which can be naturally occurring at least until the temperature changes. • Call the KC Water Laboratory at
or result from urban stormwater runoff, • Use a water filter certified to meet NSF 816-513-7000.
industrial, or domestic wastewater discharges, Standard 53 for lead removal. • Check the Missouri DNR Water
oil and gas production, mining, or farming.
Watch at http://dnr.mo.gov/DWW/
Pesticides and herbicides, which may come CRYPTOSPORIDIUM indexSearchDNR.jsp. Enter “1010415” in
from a variety of sources such as agriculture, KC Water’s treatment process meets state and the Water System Number box.
urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses. federal standards for removal of cryptosporidium,
a microbial parasite found in rivers and streams • Have the water in your home or business
Organic chemical contaminants, including nationwide. However, filtration cannot guarantee tested by a private laboratory for a fee.
synthetic and volatile organic chemicals that 100 percent removal, and current test methods Information about testing laboratories can
are byproducts of industrial processes and cannot determine if these organisms are dead or be found at http://dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/
petroleum production. These contaminants if they might cause disease. labs/index.html.
also can come from gas stations, urban
Cryptosporidium must be ingested to cause • Contact the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water
stormwater runoff, and septic systems.
infection. Symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, Hotline at 800-426-4791, or visit http://
Radioactive contaminants, which can be and abdominal cramps. Most healthy individuals water.epa.gov/drink/info/lead/index.cfm.
naturally occurring or be the result of oil and are able to overcome any infection, but
gas production and mining activities. immunocompromised people are at greater risk
of developing severe, life-threatening illness.DOING MORE TO MAKE KC WATER THE BEST
Beyond making sure that the water we per million (ppm) of calcium
deliver is safe and healthy, we go beyond carbonate per liter, meaning
the regulatory requirements to adjust for it is considered “moderately
aesthetic factors and the cosmetic effects hard” on the water hardness
that water may cause. Our objective is to scale. (Soft water is 75 ppm
deliver a high-quality product that is excellent or less; moderately hard is 75-
not only for drinking, but also for bathing, 150 ppm; hard water is 150-
laundering, dishwashing, and recreational 300 ppm, and very hard water
uses such as spray toys and pools – water is greater than 300 ppm.)
that is excellent in every respect while also
protecting the environment. TASTE, ODOR, AND COLOR off flavors, and a slight greenish tint.
KC Water works hard to make sure we
HARDNESS consistently deliver great-tasting, high- You may or may not notice these natural
“Hardness” describes the mineral content quality water, including special treatment changes, depending on your unique sense
in water. Hardness is measured by the to control the taste, odor, and color of the of smell and taste. If you do, rest assured:
amount of calcium carbonate in a liter of water you use. KC Water performs continuous monitoring
water. Calcium carbonate also is found in and extensive laboratory testing to ensure
The Missouri River, while abundant, can that safe water is delivered to you and
baking powder, toothpaste, antacids, dietary
also be very fickle. Spring rains, fall leaves, that it meets all state and federal safety
supplements, pharmaceutical tablets, and
changing Midwest temperatures, melting requirements for drinking water.
other consumer products.
snow from the Rockies, and releases from
KC Water softens Missouri River water upstream reservoirs affect river water
considerably at our Water Treatment Plant. quality. Silt and natural organic matter
Water we deliver contains about 100 parts sometimes cause earthy and musty odors,
STAY INFORMED ABOUT WATER QUALITY STATE OVERSIGHT AND
Water quality is susceptible that could affect life and ASSESSMENT OF OUR
to weather and other
natural occurrences or
property, including water
quality, severe weather, and WATER SOURCE
infrastructure issues such flooding. Register at http://
as water main breaks. We kcmo.gov/alertkc. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources
notify affected customers conducted a source water assessment to see how
Social Media: Urgent susceptible our water source – the Missouri River
through several channels:
information about water quality issues is and 14 wells fed by the river and groundwater –
www.kcwater.us. Any water quality situation posted on these KC Water channels: may be to potential contaminants. The agency
that requires public notice or action will be defined our water source area and inventoried
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kcmowater
posted on the KC Water website. Additional contaminants within that area to check for
information about public notices related Twitter: @kcmowater potential water quality threats.
to water quality issues is available at www.
Nextdoor: www.nextdoor.com Data from that assessment is included in
kcwater.us/boil-advisories-and-orders.
Traditional Media: Check your favorite this Water Quality Report and at http://
AlertKC: KCWater and other Kansas drinkingwater.missouri.edu/swip/swipmaps/
media outlet, or see KC Water news releases
City, Mo., departments use this free text pwssid.htm. Use Public Water Supply System
at www.kcwater.us/news.
notification system to provide authoritative, identification code MO-1010415 on that site
rapid, and secure information about situations for more KC Water data and information.
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