ODESSA PWS: EPA violation history, explained
ODESSA 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: 5,202, over 2,335 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ODESSA PWS ranks 1,339th by violation burden (90th percentile) - 43 violations total, 14 health-baseds.
How ODESSA PWS compares within MO
MO's 327 covered systems average 6.1 health-based violations each; ODESSA PWS carries 14, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for ODESSA PWS is from 2025-02-07 (health-based: 2013-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ODESSA 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)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Atrazine
- 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 ODESSA PWS 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. Between the utility's meter and ODESSA PWS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,339th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.