KS / Kensington
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Kensington tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Kensington. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Kensington is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 401 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 10 violations across the community water system(s) serving Kensington, going back to the earliest EPA record. 2 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Kensington, City Of
401 served · groundwater · PWSID KS2018302 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in July 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 0.082 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Arsenic: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 59.7 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 10 UG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between December 2021 and January 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between June 2014 and June 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.