Is FRANKLIN COUNTY PWSD 3's water safe to drink?
FRANKLIN 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. 8,250 people get their water from it, across 3,453 connections.
FRANKLIN COUNTY PWSD 3's record against the rest of the country
FRANKLIN COUNTY PWSD 3 has 9 violations on record in total, 3 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,328th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 59th percentile nationally.
Against the MO average
Among the 327 MO systems in this dataset, the average is 6.1 health-based violations - FRANKLIN COUNTY PWSD 3's 3 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
FRANKLIN COUNTY PWSD 3's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2006-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
FRANKLIN 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 FRANKLIN COUNTY PWSD 3's record does not cover
Everything on this page is FRANKLIN COUNTY PWSD 3's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 9 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.