Tap Water Results

Is Garden City, KS tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

Summary

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for City of Garden City.

9 public water systems serve parts of Garden City. The largest, City of Garden City, serves 35,126 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of Garden City

35,126 people · Groundwater · EPA ID KS2005511

Buys treated water from Wheatland Electric Cooperative Inc.

PFASHighest averageLimitStatus
PFOA
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFOS
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFHxS
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
PFNA
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

Lead: 1.2 ppb at the 90th percentile (Dec 2025, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Across Kansas, 3 of 102 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 3 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Kansas results.

Garden City homes and lead pipes

57%
of homes built before 1980 (Kansas 56%, US 50%)
15%
built before 1950 (Kansas 21%)
40%
of households rent (Kansas 33%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. Renting? Ask your landlord what the service line is made of, because it's their pipe to replace. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Garden City city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Garden City

  • East Garden Village Mobile Home Park Water System
    1,575 people · Purchased groundwater · Kansas · lists this city
    Not in EPA's PFAS sample
  • Brookover Land Enterprises, L.P. Water System
    1,180 people · Groundwater · Kansas · lists this city
    Not in EPA's PFAS sample
  • Towns Riverview Subdivision
    950 people · Groundwater · Kansas · lists this city
    Uranium violations
  • Whitehurst Trailer Park Water System
    176 people · Groundwater · Kansas · lists this city
    Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 2 health-based violations since 2016
  • Mendoza Mobile Home Park Water System
    65 people · Groundwater · Kansas · lists this city
    Not in EPA's PFAS sample
  • G and P Properties LLC
    50 people · Groundwater · Kansas · lists this city
    Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
2 more systems
  • Hillcrest Courts
    25 people · Groundwater · Kansas · lists this city
    Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 5 health-based violations since 2016
  • Wheatland Electric Cooperative Inc
    Wholesale supplier (sells water to other systems) · Groundwater · Kansas · lists this city
    Not in EPA's PFAS sample

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Dodge City 48 mi
City of Dodge City
City of Dodge CityAbove limit0 ppb
Hutchinson 160 mi
City of Hutchinson
City of HutchinsonNone above limits0 ppb
Salina 185 mi
City of Salina
City of SalinaNone above limits1.4 ppb
Wichita 192 mi
City of Wichita
City of WichitaNone above limits1.42 ppb
Derby 198 mi
City of Derby
City of DerbyNone above limits1.3 ppb
Manhattan 246 mi
City of Manhattan
City of ManhattanNone above limits0.8 ppb
Garden City ZIP codes (1)
  • 67846

Questions

Is Garden City tap water safe to drink?

City of Garden City has had no health-based violations since 2016. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Garden City, KS?

9 public water systems serve parts of Garden City. The largest is City of Garden City (35,126 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Garden City tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. City of Garden City had no PFAS detected in EPA's 2023–2025 testing. "Not detected" means below the reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt), not proven zero.

Do Garden City homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 57% of Garden City homes as built before 1980 (Kansas: 56%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. City of Garden City's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.