Is RICHMOND PWS's water safe to drink?
RICHMOND PWS had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 5,797, over 2,634 connections.
How this compares nationally
RICHMOND PWS has 6 violations on record in total, 2 of thems health-based - ranking it 6,788th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 47th percentile nationally.
Against the MO average
RICHMOND PWS's 2 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
RICHMOND PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-04-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
RICHMOND 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); Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
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 RICHMOND PWS's record does not cover
Everything on this page is RICHMOND PWS's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and RICHMOND PWS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,788th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.