Is PLATTSBURG PWS's water safe to drink?
PLATTSBURG 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: 2,354, over 1,274 connections.
PLATTSBURG PWS's record against the rest of the country
PLATTSBURG PWS has 17 violations on record in total, 9 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,219th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 83th percentile nationally.
Against the MO average
MO's 327 covered systems average 6.1 health-based violations each; PLATTSBURG PWS carries 9, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
PLATTSBURG PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2013-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
PLATTSBURG 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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 PLATTSBURG PWS's record does not cover
This is what PLATTSBURG 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 PLATTSBURG PWS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,219th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.