Is DAVIESS COUNTY PWSD 2's water safe to drink?
DAVIESS COUNTY PWSD 2 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 2,448 people through 1,006 service connections.
DAVIESS COUNTY PWSD 2's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, DAVIESS COUNTY PWSD 2 ranks 7,040th by violation burden (45th percentile) - 3 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How DAVIESS COUNTY PWSD 2 compares within MO
MO's 327 covered systems average 6.1 health-based violations each; DAVIESS COUNTY PWSD 2 carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for DAVIESS COUNTY PWSD 2 is from 2016-01-07 (health-based: 2016-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
DAVIESS COUNTY PWSD 2'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: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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
Everything on this page is DAVIESS COUNTY PWSD 2's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for DAVIESS COUNTY PWSD 2 - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.