Is Higginsville Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Lafayette

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-01-01 → 1994-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-01-01 → 1994-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-01-01 → 1994-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-01-01 → 1994-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1983-01-01 → 1983-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1983-01-01 → 1983-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1983-01-01 → 1983-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1983-01-01 → 1983-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1983-01-01 → 1983-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1983-01-01 → 1983-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0090 µg/L	2/4	2024

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Chlorite	766.5 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 890 µg/L	288/288	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	20.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.9 µg/L	88/88	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	60.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 83.3 µg/L	88/88	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.809 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.8 µg/L	87/88	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	89.93 µg/L 112% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 111 µg/L	80/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.6 µg/L	79/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	39.92 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 45 µg/L	79/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	12.71 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.2 µg/L	79/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	166.9 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 261 µg/L	68/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.3085 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.97 µg/L	52/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.149 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.29 µg/L	32/88	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	10.907 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.9 µg/L	23/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Atrazine	1.0025 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 1.16 µg/L	16/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1670 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	13.722 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 28.1 µg/L	14/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	97.07 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 97.7 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	956.5 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 960 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.4085 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.41 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.419 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.59 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Simazine	0.6500 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/32	SYR4	2012–2019

76 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BARKER, LEE
Phone: 660-584-2106
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Higginsville

Is Higginsville tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Higginsville's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Higginsville's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chlorite, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Higginsville serve?

Higginsville reports serving 4,800 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Higginsville had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 35 violations on file for Higginsville, of which 10 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.