Is Lamar Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

126

health-based violations

167

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOA	0.0062 µg/L	1/4	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
Chlorite	600 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 730 µg/L	212/288	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	16.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.9 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	107.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 156 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.4345 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.25 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	121.85 µg/L 152% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 174 µg/L	82/82	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	37.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 50.1 µg/L	81/81	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 71.5 µg/L	81/81	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	78.75 µg/L 131% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 113 µg/L	79/81	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	141 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 290 µg/L	61/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2025
Atrazine	1.563 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 1.92 µg/L	18/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	280 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	7.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.73 µg/L	11/81	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	28.815 µg/L 192% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 36.6 µg/L	10/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	76.8 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 81 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	798 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 840 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	19.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20 µg/L	3/81	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.0645 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.12 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	11 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/4	UCMR-5	2024
2,4-D	0.4100 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019

78 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-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: RIVES, RUSTY
Phone: 417-682-5554
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Lamar

Is Lamar tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Lamar'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 Lamar's water?

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

How many people does Lamar serve?

Lamar reports serving 4,500 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Lamar had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 167 violations on file for Lamar, of which 126 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.