- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
- Lithium: found in 6 of 6 samples, average 35.7 µg/L, highest 53 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2024–Oct 2024)
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 6 samples, average 1.1 ppt, highest 6.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2024–Oct 2024)
- 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 Kearney tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID MO1010416 · serves Kearney, MO · about 11,500 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
Kearney PWS (EPA MO1010416)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Kearney's main utility, Kearney PWS: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (MO1010416) 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 Kearney PWS, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (MO1010416) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Kearney PWS (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 2.
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 Kearney PWS use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for Kearney PWS. EPA record