Is EL DORADO SPRINGS PWS's water safe to drink?
EL DORADO SPRINGS PWS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 3,593, over 1,706 connections.
How this compares nationally
15 total violations and 13 health-based ones put EL DORADO SPRINGS PWS at the 88th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,522 of 12,903.
Against the MO average
MO's 327 covered systems average 6.1 health-based violations each; EL DORADO SPRINGS PWS carries 13, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
EL DORADO SPRINGS PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
EL DORADO SPRINGS 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); Revised Total Coliform Rule
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 EL DORADO SPRINGS PWS's record does not cover
EL DORADO SPRINGS 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. Between the utility's meter and EL DORADO SPRINGS PWS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,522th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.