Is LACLEDE COUNTY PWSD 1's water safe to drink?
LACLEDE COUNTY PWSD 1 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 8,550, over 2,846 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LACLEDE COUNTY PWSD 1 ranks 2,497th by violation burden (81th percentile) - 12 violations total, 8 health-baseds.
How LACLEDE COUNTY PWSD 1 compares within MO
Among the 327 MO systems in this dataset, the average is 6.1 health-based violations - LACLEDE COUNTY PWSD 1's 8 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for LACLEDE COUNTY PWSD 1 is from 2014-01-08 (health-based: 1999-01-02). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LACLEDE COUNTY PWSD 1'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 this data is and is not
This is what LACLEDE COUNTY PWSD 1 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 12 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.