University Of Kansas, KS
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5.3 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). 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.
University Of Kansas at a glance
University Of Kansas serves about 35,000 people through 220 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws surface water, in Douglas County, Kansas. EPA system ID: KS2004513; phone on file: 785-864-0224. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2020 (5.7 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for University Of Kansas is 5.7 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.3 ppb |
| 2020 | 5.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 3.5 ppb |
Against other Kansas systems
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. University Of Kansas's 5.3 ppb sits at the 93rd percentile in Kansas and the 92nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Douglas County
11 other systems share Douglas County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than University Of Kansas. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence, City Of | 95,256 | 3 ppb |
| Eudora, City Of | 6,449 | 0 (not detected) |
| Baldwin City, City Of | 4,882 | 1.91 ppb |
| Douglas Co Rwd 3 | 4,663 | 3.22 ppb |
| Douglas Co Rwd 4 | 3,370 | 0 (not detected) |
| Douglas Co Rwd 5 | 2,500 | 2.8 ppb |
| Douglas Co Rwd 1 | 1,400 | 1.1 ppb |
| Douglas Co Rwd 2 | 1,163 | 3.4 ppb |
| Lecompton, City Of | 592 | 4.8 ppb |
| Douglas Co Rwd 6 | 360 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Lawrence, KS
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lawrence, 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 University Of Kansas 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.