Mcconnell Afb, KS
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Mcconnell Afb at a glance
Mcconnell Afb serves about 6,009 people through 337 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is federally owned and draws surface water, in Sedgwick County, Kansas. EPA system ID: KS2017323; phone on file: 316-759-4776. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (2.5 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Mcconnell Afb is 3 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.5 ppb |
| 2018 | 1.7 ppb |
How Mcconnell Afb compares
Of the 832 Kansas systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.4 ppb; 2 are over 15 ppb right now and 35 have gone over at some point. Mcconnell Afb's 3 ppb sits at the 79th percentile in Kansas and the 83rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Sedgwick County
22 other systems share Sedgwick County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Mcconnell Afb. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita, City Of | 395,699 | 1.42 ppb |
| Derby, City Of | 25,413 | 1.3 ppb |
| Haysville, City Of | 11,315 | 1.26 ppb |
| Park City, City Of | 8,503 | 1.9 ppb |
| Bel Aire, City Of | 8,448 | 3.7 ppb |
| Valley Center, City Of | 7,419 | 4.2 ppb |
| Maize, City Of | 6,060 | 1.2 ppb |
| Sedgwick Co Rwd 3 | 6,045 | 0 (not detected) |
| Goddard, City Of | 5,372 | 3.7 ppb |
| Clearwater, City Of | 2,626 | 1.38 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mcconnell Afb, KS may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Mcconnell Afb whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.