Lead pipes in Kansas

Kansas's 856 community water systems reported 17,051 lead and 60,234 galvanized-requiring-replacement service lines, plus 200,167 of unknown material. That ranks #11 among states for confirmed lead lines.

17,051Lead

60,234Galvanized, replace

200,167Unknown

300Systems with lead

Lead 1.8%
Galvanized (replace) 6.4%
Unknown 21%
Non-lead 71%

8.2% of the service lines Kansas utilities reported are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well above the national share of 3.1%. 21% are still unidentified (national: 21%). The largest counts are in City of Hutchinson (16,594), City of Junction City (8,416), City of Wichita (6,031). 50 systems haven't reported counts yet.

Since 2025 Q1, reported lead and galvanized lines in Kansas went from 77,026 to 77,285 (up 259). See which systems made the most progress.

Systems with confirmed lead lines (300)

Water system	Lead	Galv.	Unknown	% lead	People
City of HutchinsonHutchinson	0	16,594	0	100%	39,712
City of Junction CityJunction City	0	8,416	216	97%	19,167
City of WichitaWichita	16	6,015	40,164	3.6%	395,699
City of TopekaTopeka	291	4,893	3,106	9.0%	125,963
Johnson Co RWD 7Gardner	0	3,253	0	96%	6,457
City of IndependenceIndependence	2,651	3	2,007	57%	8,464
City of DesotoDesoto	1,369	582	0	100%	4,645
City of PittsburgPittsburg	1,709	0	4,639	27%	20,738
City of Park CityPark City	1,548	0	2,050	43%	8,503
City of GalenaGalena	737	770	1	97%	2,743
Osage Co RWD 5Overbrook	1,139	0	469	71%	3,875
City of OakleyOakley	2	1,104	2	100%	2,026
City of Osage CityOsage City	1,087	3	23	79%	2,809
Jackson Co RWD 3Holton	1,081	2	842	56%	4,376
City of AtchisonAtchison	0	1,043	74	24%	10,694
City of NewtonNewton	0	993	0	12%	18,433
City of WinfieldWinfield	21	941	2,512	18%	11,726
City of AugustaAugusta	209	624	0	22%	9,267
City of HalsteadHalstead	0	750	153	83%	2,165
City of ColumbusColumbus	7	737	230	41%	2,882
City of AbileneAbilene	29	633	1,808	20%	6,468
Bourbon Co RWD 4Bronson	0	610	0	100%	1,161
City of WakeeneyWakeeney	1	572	0	50%	1,790
City of HarperHarper	559	2	95	86%	1,273
City of Great BendGreat Bend	537	0	19	97%	14,580
City of CoffeyvilleCoffeyville	379	153	3,402	13%	8,847
City of HumboldtHumboldt	0	505	61	66%	1,836
City of IolaIola	248	241	2	17%	5,343
City of ColbyColby	0	457	0	18%	5,516
Harvey Co RWD 1Walton	443	0	0	38%	3,000
Osage Co RWD 7Osage City	0	437	126	44%	1,430
City of OsawatomieOsawatomie	371	1	45	21%	4,280
City of KinsleyKinsley	0	344	460	43%	1,417
City of ColdwaterColdwater	1	288	0	52%	672
Labette Co RWD 8Bartlett	287	0	0	56%	1,063
Harper Co RWD 2Anthony	285	0	4	80%	275
Phillips Co RWD 1Phillipsburg	280	0	0	39%	432
City of CherryvaleCherryvale	14	264	15	26%	2,159
City of SedanSedan	3	275	6	41%	1,005
Cherokee Co RWD 4Scammon	0	276	0	100%	1,500
City of HoisingtonHoisington	253	11	74	62%	2,657
City of SalinaSalina	251	6	22,144	1.1%	46,481
Water District 1 of Johnson CoKansas City	0	249	3,551	0.6%	490,000
City of Valley FallsValley Falls	1	243	0	50%	1,086
Leavenworth Co RWD 2Leavenworth	0	234	0	100%	483
City of OlatheOlathe	0	224	263	0.6%	143,014
City of Johnson CityJohnson City	0	210	0	29%	1,343
City of Hill CityHill City	0	201	0	100%	1,410
City of FredoniaFredonia	0	198	1,461	12%	2,111
City of El DoradoEl Dorado	4	183	0	3.6%	12,810
Douglas Co RWD 2Baldwin	185	0	0	40%	1,163
City of BurdenBurden	1	181	46	60%	514
City of KanopolisKanopolis	0	174	4	86%	453
City of HiawathaHiawatha	58	106	1,010	11%	3,246
City of FlorenceFlorence	0	162	6	50%	387
City of CopelandCopeland	0	159	6	87%	251
City of LeonLeon	0	158	15	41%	667
City of GoodlandGoodland	19	136	2	6.7%	4,450
City of PotwinPotwin	138	12	0	68%	424
City of NortonNorton	0	140	0	9.3%	2,758
City of LawrenceLawrence	2	130	1	0.4%	95,256
City of WatervilleWaterville	1	129	5	36%	656
City of MarysvilleMarysville	10	119	1,415	7.9%	3,417
City of GarnettGarnett	7	121	1,454	6.8%	3,192
City of Baxter SpringsBaxter Springs	2	125	1,419	6.6%	3,852
City of Medicine LodgeMedicine Lodge	0	123	837	13%	1,723
City of ElkhartElkhart	11	109	11	12%	1,884
City of TowandaTowanda	1	119	2	19%	1,445
City of PalcoPalco	0	110	61	64%	210
City of KiowaKiowa	6	103	40	18%	869
City of SyracuseSyracuse	0	108	8	10%	1,807
City of EurekaEureka	106	0	1,054	8.7%	2,289
City of GreensburgGreensburg	0	104	32	22%	714
City of Yates CenterYates Center	2	99	781	11%	1,335
City of Pretty PrairiePretty Prairie	1	98	0	29%	655
City of Fort ScottFort Scott	0	95	3,358	2.4%	7,513
City of MacksvilleMacksville	0	95	4	40%	471
City of UdallUdall	0	93	0	28%	658
City of MinneolaMinneola	0	92	18	26%	752
City of NickersonNickerson	0	90	0	21%	1,050
City of MolineMoline	0	88	0	37%	331
City of Council GroveCouncil Grove	0	87	1,017	7.5%	2,111
City of Blue RapidsBlue Rapids	0	87	0	19%	921
City of CaneyCaney	2	83	289	23%	1,756
City of ChanuteChanute	2	80	3,562	2.2%	8,642
City of EastonEaston	0	82	16	84%	211
City of PhillipsburgPhillipsburg	10	70	1,155	5.9%	2,254
City of EsbonEsbon	0	80	0	75%	68
City of FrankfortFrankfort	36	43	238	14%	717
City of South HutchinsonSouth Hutchinson	3	75	357	7.1%	2,498
City of QuenemoQuenemo	0	76	12	53%	287
City of NorcaturNorcatur	0	76	0	68%	159
City of AltonAlton	0	70	0	83%	100
City of OxfordOxford	2	66	399	13%	1,048
City of MeadeMeade	0	67	579	7.4%	1,506
City of HortonHorton	3	62	27	31%	1,514
City of Geuda SpringsGeuda Springs	0	63	36	64%	151
City of MarionMarion	2	59	1,001	5.1%	1,902
City of DouglassDouglass	58	0	405	11%	1,551
City of HighlandHighland	1	54	189	13%	917

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No confirmed lead, but unknown lines remain (256)

Water system	Unknown	% lead	People
Leavenworth Co RWD 1cBasehor	2,711	0%	3,200
City of EudoraEudora	2,436	0%	6,449
City of Bonner SpringsBonner Springs	1,486	0%	7,805
Suburban Water CompanyBasehor	1,254	0%	4,700
City of RussellRussell	1,138	0%	4,388
City of LindsborgLindsborg	1,084	0%	3,496
Douglas Co RWD 3Berryton	1,019	0%	4,663
Shawnee Co RWD 4cTopeka	985	0%	12,000
Osage Co RWD 8Burlingame	866	0%	2,240
Crawford Co RWD 5Pittsburg	769	0%	2,200
Miami Co RWD 3Osawatomie	761	0%	2,435
Montgomery Co RWD 1cHavana	757	0%	2,450
City of HoxieHoxie	728	0%	1,218
Leavenworth Co RWD 7Bonner Springs	726	0%	3,000
City of EdgertonEdgerton	711	0%	1,741
City of HoltonHolton	702	0%	3,329
City of PaolaPaola	654	0%	5,786
City of OsborneOsborne	634	0%	1,324
City of ClearwaterClearwater	575	0%	2,626
Doniphan Co RWD 5Wathena	569	0%	1,457
City of CarbondaleCarbondale	563	0%	1,344
Atchison Co RWD 5cLancaster	536	0%	3,690
Linn Co RWD 2Pleasanton	531	0%	1,960
Jackson Co RWD 1Hoyt	530	0%	2,500
City of AltamontAltamont	502	0%	1,044
Washington Co RWD 1Hanover	492	0%	1,093
Woodson Co RWD 1Piqua	467	0%	1,773
Shawnee Co RWD 1cAuburn	465	0%	4,160
Ellsworth Co RWD 1Ellsworth	458	0%	3,128
Linn Co RWD 1Lacygne	412	0%	1,200
Sedgwick Co RWD 2Valley Center	405	0%	1,460
Leavenworth Co RWD 8Leavenworth	399	0%	2,500
Crawford Co RWD 2Arma	393	0%	1,460
City of PomonaPomona	372	0%	890
Crawford Co RWD 4Girard	336	0%	1,580
Linn Co RWD 3Lacygne	333	0%	710
Labette Co RWD 5Oswego	298	0%	1,635
Republic Co RWD 2Belleville	297	0%	1,293
Leavenworth Co RWD 5cLeavenworth	297	0%	780
City of Conway SpringsConway Springs	296	0%	1,106
Coffey Co RWD 2Gridley	295	0%	1,146
Crawford Co RWD 1cGirard	288	0%	1,915
Butler Co RWD 2El Dorado	269	0%	1,534
Shawnee Co RWD 2cTopeka	269	0%	700
Dickinson Co RWD 2Carlton	258	0%	1,703
City of BentonBenton	256	0%	946
Lake Wabaunsee Improvement DistEskridge	237	0%	185
City of AndaleAndale	233	0%	938
Cowley Co RWD 1Arkansas City	232	0%	1,500
Smith Co RWD 1Kensington	224	0%	475

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No lead or unknown lines reported (54)

Systems serving 1,000 or more people. Systems without counts on file are listed as 0.

Water system	% lead	People
City of ManhattanManhattan	0%	54,763
Leavenworth Water DepartmentLeavenworth	0%	38,757
City of DerbyDerby	0%	25,413
City of GardnerGardner	0%	23,942
Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent LLCFort Leavenworth	0%	12,934
City of Arkansas CityArkansas City	0%	11,929
Miami Co RWD 2Hillsdale	0%	10,311
City of Bel AireBel Aire	0%	8,448
Pottawatomie Co RWD 1Wamego	0%	7,535
City of UlyssesUlysses	0%	6,410
Shawnee Co RWD 8Tecumseh	0%	6,073
City of MaizeMaize	0%	6,060
McConnell AFBWichita	0%	6,009
City of ConcordiaConcordia	0%	5,032
City of WamegoWamego	0%	4,860
Jefferson Co RWD 12Winchester	0%	3,635
City of HesstonHesston	0%	3,495
Shawnee Co RWD 3cTopeka	0%	2,960
Nemaha Co RWD 3Seneca	0%	2,800
Sedgwick Co RWD 4Goddard	0%	2,580
Jefferson Co RWD 3Valley Falls	–	2,435
Jefferson Co RWD 1Meriden	–	2,343
City of KechiKechi	0%	2,261
City of HolcombHolcomb	0%	2,228
Finney Co RWD 1Holcomb	0%	2,200
City of CheneyCheney	0%	2,170
Mitchell Co RWD 3Scottsville	0%	2,048
City of CimarronCimarron	0%	1,973
City of WellsvilleWellsville	0%	1,933
Cherokee Co RWD 3Columbus	–	1,900
Morris Co RWD 1Dwight	0%	1,788
City of OswegoOswego	0%	1,680
City of Grandview PlazaGrandview Plaza	0%	1,663
City of SedgwickSedgwick	0%	1,598
Douglas Co RWD 1Lawrence	0%	1,400
Marshall Co RWD 3Beattie	0%	1,388
City of StocktonStockton	0%	1,380
Russell Co RWD 3Susank	0%	1,355
City of Ness CityNess City	0%	1,303
City of AtwoodAtwood	0%	1,282
Sedgwick Co RWD 1Kechi	0%	1,275
Coffey Co RWD 2eGridley	–	1,254
Cherokee Co RWD 8Riverton	0%	1,235
City of LacrosseLacrosse	0%	1,232
Neosho Co RWD 2Stark	0%	1,210
Colonial Gardens Mobile Home CTManhattan	0%	1,200
City of LincolnLincoln	0%	1,181
Brookover Land Enterprises, L.P.Garden City	0%	1,180
Jefferson Co RWD 7Oskaloosa	–	1,180
City of VictoriaVictoria	0%	1,149

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Lead pipes in Kansas cities

Wichita6,031 lead + galv. lines
Overland Park249 lead + galv. lines
Olathe224 lead + galv. lines
Topeka5,184 lead + galv. lines
Lawrence132 lead + galv. lines
Shawnee249 lead + galv. lines
Lenexa249 lead + galv. lines
Manhattanno lead reported
Salina257 lead + galv. lines
Hutchinson16,594 lead + galv. lines
Leavenworthno lead reported
Leawood249 lead + galv. lines
Garden18 lead + galv. lines
Derbyno lead reported
Gardnerno lead reported
Emporia52 lead + galv. lines
Prairie249 lead + galv. lines
Hays178 unknown
Pittsburg1,709 lead + galv. lines
Newton993 lead + galv. lines
Andover8 lead + galv. lines
Great Bend537 lead + galv. lines
Ottawa43 lead + galv. lines
El Dorado187 lead + galv. lines
Arkansasno lead reported
Winfield962 lead + galv. lines
Merriam249 lead + galv. lines
Haysville10 lead + galv. lines
Lansing1 lead + galv. lines
Atchison1,043 lead + galv. lines

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Kansas lead pipe questions

How many lead pipes are in Kansas?

Kansas's community water systems reported 17,051 lead service lines and 60,234 galvanized lines that must be replaced, for 77,285 in total. Another 200,167 lines are of unknown material.

Which Kansas water systems have the most lead pipes?

City of Hutchinson (16,594), City of Junction City (8,416), City of Wichita (6,031). Counts are lead plus galvanized-requiring-replacement lines.

What share of Kansas service lines are lead?

8.2% of reported service lines in Kansas are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well above the national figure of 3.1%. 21% are still unknown, compared with 21% nationally.

How do I find out if my Kansas home has a lead service line?

Search for your water system or ZIP code above, then open your utility's address-level inventory map. You can also check the pipe where it enters your home with a scratch and magnet test.

Source: EPA SDWIS service line inventory, 2026 Q3. Smaller systems with no lead or unknown lines are omitted. See also national rankings.