- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 5.
- Lithium: found in 2 of 2 samples, average 98.7 µg/L, highest 105 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, May 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 2 samples, average 8.8 ppt, highest 10.7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, May 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 2 samples, average 5.2 ppt, highest 6.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, May 2023–Nov 2023)
- 6:2 FTS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 2 samples, average 3.5 ppt, highest 7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, May 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 2 samples, average 1.9 ppt, highest 3.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, May 2023–Nov 2023)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Hays tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID KS2005111 · serves Hays, KS · about 21,040 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Hays, City of (EPA KS2005111)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Hays's main utility, Hays, City of: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (KS2005111) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Hays, City of, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (KS2005111) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Hays, City of (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 5.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Hays, City of use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Hays, City of's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.