Is Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 5 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Cape Girardeau

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	2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2015-09-30

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	248.5 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1370 µg/L	71/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	13.775 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 40.7 µg/L	48/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	5.5 pCi/L 110% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.7 pCi/L	25/25	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	21.24 pCi/L 142% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 22.5 pCi/L	25/25	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	120 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00093 mg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Bromoform	7.3125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.52 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	3.1575 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.31 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	0.9240 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9300 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	10.885 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 10.9 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Barium	42.96 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 45.5 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	1739 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1740 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	3.839 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.96 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.81 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Toluene	1.075 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	0.5500 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.53 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2013–2018

54 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FOESTE, JUDY A
Phone: 573-334-0172
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 5

Is Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 5 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 5'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 Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 5's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, Nitrate-Nitrite, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 5 serve?

Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 5 reports serving 485 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 5 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 63 violations on file for Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 5, of which 40 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.