For Hydroviv’s assessment of Kansas City's tap water quality, we aggregated water quality test data from KC Water, the city’s water provider and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as from samples that we collect and analyze. We cross reference these data with Kansas City water toxicity studies in the scientific and medical literature, and look at upcoming regulatory changes. The water filters that we offer in Kansas City are optimized with this research data in mind.
KC Water’s source water is the Missouri River.
Lead enters Kansas City's tap water through older lead service pipes and lead-containing plumbing. When corrosion control measures put in place by the municipality fail (like what recently happened in Flint, Michigan), lead leaches into the drinking water and can reach dangerous levels. Currently, 10% of samples analyzed for lead in KC's water are over 3 parts per billion. Though Kansas City's water quality is in compliance with federal regulations, EPA and CDC both acknowledge that there is no safe level of lead, and federal regulations do not take into account levels measured at an individual tap. Homes built before 1986 are particularly susceptible to high lead levels. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that any taps used to serve children have lead levels no higher than 1 part per billion.
Chromium 6 (also known as hexavalent chromium) is a highly toxic metal that is not regulated by the EPA. In recent years, Kansas City's tap water has averaged a staggering 2500 parts per trillion for chromium 6, For the sake of perspective, these levels are 125 times HIGHER than the concentration determined to have negligible impact on cancer risk.
Still Have Questions About Kansas City Drinking Water?
Hydroviv is a water filtration company that uses water quality data to optimize water filters for each customer's water. The contaminants that we list above are what we consider to be major “points of emphasis” that we use to build water filters that are built specifically for Kansas City, but all of our our filters provide broad protection against a wide range of contaminants (including lead).
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