Is HENRY COUNTY PWSD 3's water safe to drink?
HENRY 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. Population served: 2,993, over 862 connections.
How this compares nationally
7 total violations and 5 health-based ones put HENRY COUNTY PWSD 3 at the 70th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,823 of 12,903.
How HENRY COUNTY PWSD 3 compares within MO
Among the 327 MO systems in this dataset, the average is 6.1 health-based violations - HENRY COUNTY PWSD 3's 5 is at or below that. 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 HENRY COUNTY PWSD 3 is from 2016-01-07 (health-based: 2016-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
HENRY 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)
- 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
This is what HENRY 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 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.