Is BUFFALO PWS's water safe to drink?
BUFFALO PWS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,462 people get their water from it, across 1,562 connections.
How this compares nationally
13 total violations and 7 health-based ones put BUFFALO PWS at the 78th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,811 of 12,903.
How BUFFALO PWS compares within MO
BUFFALO PWS's 7 health-based violations sit above the MO average of 6.1, across 327 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BUFFALO PWS is from 2013-01-10 (health-based: 2001-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BUFFALO PWS's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
BUFFALO PWS's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 13 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.