What's in TOPEKA, CITY OF's water?
TOPEKA, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 125,963, over 55,755 connections.
How this compares nationally
TOPEKA, CITY OF has 5 violations on record in total, 1 of them health-based - ranking it 8,644th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 33th percentile nationally.
How TOPEKA, CITY OF compares within KS
KS's 152 covered systems average 8.7 health-based violations each; TOPEKA, CITY OF carries 1, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for TOPEKA, CITY OF is from 2022-01-03 (health-based: 2018-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
TOPEKA, CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
TOPEKA, CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 5 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.