Is Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Linn

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	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-12-01 → 2009-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-12-01 → 2009-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0072 µg/L	4/8	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
Bromodichloromethane	15.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.9 µg/L	87/87	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	66.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 211 µg/L	87/87	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	32.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 96.1 µg/L	87/87	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	82.59 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 235 µg/L	87/87	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	13.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.8 µg/L	87/87	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	44.85 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 123 µg/L	86/87	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.37 µg/L	85/87	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	38.03 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 52.8 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.997 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.54 µg/L	39/87	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	8.945 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.6 µg/L	31/87	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2025
Bromoform	1.028 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	10/87	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	12.624 µg/L 84% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17.7 µg/L	9/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/87	SYR4	2013–2019

29 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: HARPER, JEFF
Phone: 660-258-5606
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3

Is Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3'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 Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3's water?

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

How many people does Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3 serve?

Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3 reports serving 5,200 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 16 violations on file for Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3, of which 8 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.