Is JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12's water safe to drink?
JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 5,705, over 2,288 connections.
JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12's record against the rest of the country
7 total violations and 3 health-based ones put JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12 at the 58th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,441 of 12,903.
Against the MO average
JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12's 3 health-based violations sit within the MO average of 6.1, across 327 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2015-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12'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 JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12's record does not cover
This is what JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12 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. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12 - 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.