Buchanan County Pwsd 1, MO Water Quality
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-based.
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.