Scranton, City Of, KS
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Scranton, City Of serves about 651 people through 280 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Osage County, Kansas. EPA system ID: KS2013911; phone on file: 785-793-2414. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 1.5 ppb from 1.5 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Scranton, City Of is 8.6 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 1.5 ppb |
| 2020 | 2.3 ppb |
| 2019 | 3.5 ppb |
| 2018 | 2.2 ppb |
| 2017 | 8.6 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2016 | 3.5 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Scranton, City Of's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 17th percentile in Kansas and the 24th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Osage County
15 other systems share Osage County; 9 of them have a higher latest lead result than Scranton, City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Osage Co Rwd 5 | 3,875 | 2.8 ppb |
| Osage City, City Of | 2,809 | 1.6 ppb |
| Osage Co Rwd 8 | 2,240 | 0 (not detected) |
| Osage Co Rwd 7 | 1,430 | 1.5 ppb |
| Carbondale, City Of | 1,344 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lyndon, City Of | 1,049 | 1.51 ppb |
| Overbrook, City Of | 999 | 0 (not detected) |
| Burlingame, City Of | 955 | 1.8 ppb |
| Osage Co Rwd 3 | 900 | 0 (not detected) |
| Osage Co Rwd 4 | 500 | 0.92 ppb |
Next steps for Scranton, KS
Look up your address in Scranton, City Of's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Scranton, City Of whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1500 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.