Is Branson Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1996-02-01 → 1996-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1996-02-01 → 1996-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01

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
Bromodichloromethane	9.904 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.4 µg/L	135/143	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	49.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 80 µg/L	135/143	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.7145 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	132/143	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	62.625 µg/L 78% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 92.9 µg/L	116/116	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	22.845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.7 µg/L	114/114	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	45.64 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 80.9 µg/L	114/114	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	18.015 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 57.6 µg/L	114/114	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	203 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1980 µg/L	106/106	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	710 µg/L 7.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 770 µg/L	104/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	7.552 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 33.6 µg/L	62/106	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	7.1645 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.38 µg/L	30/114	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	33.575 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 33.9 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	934 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1010 µg/L	25/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0029 mg/L 19% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2024
Chromium	2.986 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.21 µg/L	9/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.48 pCi/L 50% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.9 pCi/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Xylenes, Total	2.845 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3.22 µg/L	4/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.5300 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	1.01 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/27	SYR4	2012–2019

80 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 DibromideEndrinHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MILTON, LARRY
Phone: 417-334-3345

Frequently asked questions about Branson

Is Branson tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Branson'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 Branson's water?

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

How many people does Branson serve?

Branson reports serving 12,640 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Branson had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for Branson, of which 5 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.