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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.


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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
Placed on web Nov. 1998; originally published Dec. 1965.
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