Is ST JAMES PWS's water safe to drink?
ST JAMES PWS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,935 people get their water from it, across 1,715 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ST JAMES PWS ranks 3,756th by violation burden (71th percentile) - 10 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
Against the MO average
Among the 327 MO systems in this dataset, the average is 6.1 health-based violations - ST JAMES PWS's 5 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
ST JAMES PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-06-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
ST JAMES 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)
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 ST JAMES PWS's record does not cover
This is what ST JAMES 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 - 5 health-based violations on file for ST JAMES 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.