Is Independence Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Jackson

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
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-07-01

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
Chloroform	6.795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.33 µg/L	147/147	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.5905 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.5 µg/L	140/144	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	9.806 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	45/144	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0011 mg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	34/34	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	1.7125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.15 µg/L	26/147	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1020 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.162 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.24 µg/L	7/144	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.19 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.25 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	16.24 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 16.9 µg/L	4/144	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	58.76 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 60 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Copper	3.72 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 3.86 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	235 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	40.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2024
Dibromochloromethane	0.5200 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/147	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	11.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/144	SYR4	2012–2019

83 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MC LAUGHLIN, MATT
Phone: 816-325-7695
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Independence

Is Independence tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Independence'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 Independence's water?

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

How many people does Independence serve?

Independence reports serving 120,000 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Independence had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Independence, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.