Is SALINE COUNTY PWSD 3's water safe to drink?
SALINE COUNTY PWSD 3 has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. It serves 3,000 people through 1,140 service connections.
SALINE COUNTY PWSD 3's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SALINE COUNTY PWSD 3 ranks 1,803th by violation burden (86th percentile) - 20 violations total, 11 health-baseds.
How SALINE COUNTY PWSD 3 compares within MO
MO's 327 covered systems average 6.1 health-based violations each; SALINE COUNTY PWSD 3 carries 11, 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 SALINE COUNTY PWSD 3 is from 2027-06-12 (health-based: 2026-04-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SALINE COUNTY PWSD 3'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: Revised Total Coliform Rule
- 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
Everything on this page is SALINE COUNTY PWSD 3's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 20 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.