Chloride in Kansas well water
In Kansas, chloride was detected in 99% of 22,333 tested private well samples.
Chloride mainly comes from road salt and water softener discharge. Above 250 mg/L water tastes salty and corrodes plumbing. Rising chloride in a well usually means road salt is reaching the aquifer.
Check your chloride number
Type the value from your lab report. It is compared to the EPA limit, the same way the full interpretation does it.
Test your Kansas well for chloride
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Systems that remove chloride
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For chloride
Under-sink reverse osmosis system
under-sink or countertop, about $300
Look for NSF/ANSI 58 certification listing the contaminant you need removed.
Rather have it installed and sized for your well? Book a free in-home water test with a licensed local company.
Where to get a well tested for chloride in Kansas: certified labs, state programs and prices.
By county, from individual samples
Public monitoring samples against the EPA limit; counties with at least 30 samples.
| County | Above EPA limit | Samples | Detected | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | no limit | 51 | 100% | 37 | 7,200 mg/L |
| Ellis | no limit | 421 | 100% | 72 | 15,000 mg/L |
| Barton | no limit | 203 | 100% | 114 | 33,000 mg/L |
| Anderson | no limit | 32 | 100% | 24 | 470 mg/L |
| Clay | no limit | 93 | 100% | 20 | 150 mg/L |
| Elk | no limit | 33 | 100% | 37 | 930 mg/L |
| Comanche | no limit | 54 | 100% | 19.8 | 350 mg/L |
| Cowley | no limit | 357 | 100% | 63 | 56,000 mg/L |
| Crawford | no limit | 157 | 100% | 130 | 4,300 mg/L |
| Decatur | no limit | 87 | 100% | 13 | 290 mg/L |
| Dickinson | no limit | 120 | 100% | 29 | 2,010 mg/L |
| Doniphan | no limit | 129 | 100% | 9 | 120 mg/L |
| Cloud | no limit | 245 | 100% | 76 | 16,000 mg/L |
| Barber | no limit | 126 | 100% | 81 | 7,400 mg/L |
| Ellsworth | no limit | 140 | 100% | 41 | 1,200 mg/L |
- Home township, Nemaha County100% detected of 40
- Red Vermillion township, Nemaha County100% detected of 32
- Richmond township, Nemaha County100% detected of 39
- Rock Creek township, Nemaha County100% detected of 41
- Berwick township, Nemaha County100% detected of 31
- Washington township, Nemaha County100% detected of 44
- Wetmore township, Nemaha County100% detected of 33
- St. Marys township, Pottawatomie County100% detected of 38
- St. George township, Pottawatomie County100% detected of 35
- Jackson township, Riley County100% detected of 30
- Garfield township, Rush County100% detected of 36
- Alexander-Belle Prairie township, Rush County100% detected of 34
- Iowa township, Doniphan County100% detected of 36
- Norton township, Jefferson County100% detected of 53
- Delaware township, Jefferson County100% detected of 54
- Waterville township, Marshall County100% detected of 32
- Rolla township, Morton County100% detected of 30
- Richfield township, Morton County100% detected of 32
- Center-District 1 township, Norton County100% detected of 34
- Deerfield township, Kearny County100% detected of 34
Sources
- Individual samples from the USGS Water Quality Portal and state monitoring, summarized per geography. chloride counts and shares are listed on each county and town page with their sources.