SIKESTON PWS: EPA violation history, explained
SIKESTON PWS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 16,291 people get their water from it, across 7,991 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SIKESTON PWS ranks 4,459th by violation burden (65th percentile) - 8 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the MO average
MO's 327 covered systems average 6.1 health-based violations each; SIKESTON PWS carries 4, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
SIKESTON PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2017-01-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
SIKESTON 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); Groundwater 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 SIKESTON PWS's record does not cover
This is what SIKESTON 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 SIKESTON PWS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,459th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.