Is BUCHANAN COUNTY PWSD 1's water safe to drink?

BUCHANAN COUNTY PWSD 1's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 2,115, over 812 connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BUCHANAN COUNTY PWSD 1 ranks 11,832th by violation burden (8th percentile) - 3 violations total, 0 health-baseds.

How BUCHANAN COUNTY PWSD 1 compares within MO

Among the 327 MO systems in this dataset, the average is 6.1 health-based violations - BUCHANAN COUNTY PWSD 1's 0 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for BUCHANAN COUNTY PWSD 1 is from 2025-02-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.

What this data is and is not

This is what BUCHANAN COUNTY PWSD 1 reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and BUCHANAN COUNTY PWSD 1's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,832th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.