Is Van Buren Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-10-01

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
Copper	297 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 417 µg/L	43/43	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.0675 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10.9 µg/L	26/43	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0050 mg/L 34% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2022
Nitrate-Nitrite	1350 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.097 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.22 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	3.263 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.32 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.644 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.83 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.376 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.42 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	33.64 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 33.9 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	11.27 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 11.4 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.307 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.38 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.92 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	1.28 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BAILIFF, JOHN
Phone: 573-996-6820
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Van Buren

Is Van Buren tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Van Buren'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 Van Buren's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Lead, Nitrate-Nitrite, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Van Buren serve?

Van Buren reports serving 819 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Van Buren had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 77 violations on file for Van Buren, of which 9 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 3 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.