Chemical Analysis Data
Table 6—Analyses of water from municipal water systems in Sedgwick County, Kansas (in parts per million*, except as otherwise indicated). (Samples analyzed by Kansas State Department of Health)
| District and Well Number | Date of collection | Source of sample | Temperature (° F) |
Silica (SiO2) |
Iron (Fe) |
Manganese (Mn) |
Calcium (Ca) |
Magnesium (Mg) |
Sodium and potassium (Na + K) |
Bicarbonate (HCO3) |
Sulfate (SO4) |
Chloride (Cl) |
Fluoride (F) |
Nitrate (NO3) |
Dissolved Solids (Residue at 180°C) |
Hardness as CaCO3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonate | Non- carbonate |
Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Bel Aire Improvement District (26-1E-20dd) |
11-17-59 | Residence tap |
--- | 11 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 115 | 39 | 57 | 318 | 139 | 111 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 638 | 261 | 185 | 446 |
| City of Cheney (28-4W-8db) |
10-14-59 | City Well no. 3 |
--- | 25 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 63 | 24 | 13 | 218 | 34 | 23 | 0.2 | 44 | 334 | 179 | 77 | 256 |
| City of Clearwater (29-2W-23dd) |
1-4-60 | Well no. 1 | --- | 24 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 115 | 41 | 54 | 234 | 49 | 224 | 0.2 | 17 | 640 | 192 | 264 | 456 |
| Country Acres Improvement District (27-1W-16d) |
7-22-59 | Residence tap |
--- | 15 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 28 | 6.3 | 178 | 332 | 42 | 115 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 554 | 96 | 0 | 96 |
| City of Derby (29-1E-14db) |
7-9-59 | Residence tap |
--- | 15 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 122 | 26 | 72 | 372 | 126 | 91 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 638 | 305 | 107 | 412 |
| Glenville Improvement District (28-1E-17cac) |
1960 | Well No. 1 | --- | --- | 0.55 | 0.54 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 144 | 0.5 | 0.4 | --- | --- | --- | 379 |
| City of Goddard (27-2W-32bb) |
6-29-59 | North well | --- | 20 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 94 | 14 | 39 | 339 | 13 | 57 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 410 | 278 | 14 | 292 |
| City of Haysville (29-1E-5caa) |
5-10-60 | Tap at water plant |
--- | 12 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 33 | 12 | 127 | 12 | 149 | 154 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 510 | 34 | 98 | 132 |
| Jayhawk Improvement District (28-1E-22cb) |
4-26-60 | Residence tap |
--- | 11 | 0.42 | 0.16 | 206 | 34 | 129 | 349 | 347 | 201 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1,100 | 286 | 368 | 654 |
| City of Mount Hope (25-3W-center) |
4-11-60 | Residence tap |
--- | 14 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 59 | 15 | 128 | 246 | 60 | 155 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 562 | 202 | 6 | 208 |
| Oaklawn Improvement District (28-1E-22ab) |
1960 | Residence tap |
--- | --- | 0.40 | 0.30 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 67 | 0.7 | 0.7 | --- | --- | --- | 378 |
| Park City Improvement District (26-1E-1117aa) |
2-24-60 | Residence tap |
--- | 16 | 4.1 | 0.32 | 77 | 17 | 29 | 256 | 833 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 369 | 52 | 210 | 262 |
| Purcell's 1st Improvement District (28-1E-18dbb) |
2-10-60 | Residence tap |
--- | 16 | 0.83 | 0.41 | 83 | 17 | 164 | 332 | 112 | 172 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 728 | 272 | 5 | 277 |
| Sunflower Improvement District (28-1E-32aa) |
1960 | Residence tap |
--- | --- | 0.59 | 0.23 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 164 | 0.8 | 2.5 | --- | --- | --- | 304 |
| City of Valley Center (25-1W-36acd) |
2-1-60 | Well No. 4 | --- | 17 | 0.60 | 0.113 | 91 | 21 | 32 | 356 | 74 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 420 | 292 | 22 | 314 |
| Westlink Improvement District (27-1W-17center) |
1-7-60 | Residence tap |
--- | 16 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 55 | 9.5 | 87 | 361 | 19 | 30 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 401 | 176 | 0 | 176 |
| City of Wichita (average analysis of treated water for 1959) |
--- | 1959 | 60 | 18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23 | 12 | 77 | 95 | 79 | 80 | --- | 0.9 | 372 | 96 | 10 | 106 |
*One part per million is equivalent to one pound of substance per million pounds of water or 8.33 pounds per million gallons of water.
Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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