Is PARK HILLS PWS's water safe to drink?
PARK HILLS PWS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 8,587 people get their water from it, across 3,215 connections.
PARK HILLS PWS's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PARK HILLS PWS ranks 488th by violation burden (96th percentile) - 37 violations total, 34 health-baseds.
How PARK HILLS PWS compares within MO
MO's 327 covered systems average 6.1 health-based violations each; PARK HILLS PWS carries 34, 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 PARK HILLS PWS is from 2014-01-07 (health-based: 2007-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PARK HILLS 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)
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228); Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
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 PARK HILLS 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. This record - 34 health-based violations on file for PARK HILLS PWS - 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.