KU-EHS Releases Public Notice of Chlorine Residual Violation

KU LAWRENCE CAMPUS -- The Department of Environment, Health & Safety (KU-EHS) has announced that they have released a KDHE Public Notice of Chlorine Residual Violation for Lawrence campus.

During a routine inspection in July 2023 of the University of Kansas Public Water Supply (KU PWS), the Kansas Department of Environment and Health (KDHE) determined that KU PWS incurred a Significant Deficiency violation for failure to make a daily determination of the chlorine residual in the drinking water within its distribution system. KU had been measuring the chlorine residual during weekdays, but not on weekends or Holidays. Although this is not an emergency, you as users have a right to know about this violation.

Current (and some archival) water quality reports are also available on the KU-EHS website.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding water quality on campus, contact EHS Dept., 785-864-4089 or ehsdept@ku.edu.