Is COLE COUNTY PWSD 3's water safe to drink?
COLE COUNTY PWSD 3 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 2,000 people through 815 service connections.
How this compares nationally
5 total violations and 1 health-based ones put COLE COUNTY PWSD 3 at the 32th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,784 of 12,903.
Against the MO average
Among the 327 MO systems in this dataset, the average is 6.1 health-based violations - COLE COUNTY PWSD 3's 1 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
COLE COUNTY PWSD 3's most recent violation on record is dated 2008-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 1994-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
COLE COUNTY PWSD 3'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 COLE COUNTY PWSD 3's record does not cover
This is what COLE COUNTY PWSD 3 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 5 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.