Is Monett Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-08-01 → 2002-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-08-01 → 2002-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-08-01 → 2002-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-02-01 → 2001-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-02-01 → 2001-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-02-01 → 2001-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-02-01 → 2001-02-28

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFHXS	0.0077 µg/L	1/22	2025

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
Nitrate-Nitrite	3086.5 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3350 µg/L	102/150	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	242.4 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 268 µg/L	88/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	10.068 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17.6 µg/L	48/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	45.22 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 46.5 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	26/26	LCR	2024
Fluoride	629 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 650 µg/L	15/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	4.054 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 4.49 µg/L	9/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	3.828 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 5.08 µg/L	9/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.484 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.68 µg/L	9/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.4875 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.68 µg/L	8/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1.221 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.32 µg/L	7/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	5.544 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.76 µg/L	7/33	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	13.89 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 14.1 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.946 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.374 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.301 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.31 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Antimony, Total	1.976 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 2.02 µg/L	2/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Cadmium	0.9040 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9400 µg/L	2/30	SYR4	2013–2019
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.6400 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/29	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.7 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	0.5400 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/29	SYR4	2013–2019

79 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SCHALLER, AUGUST R SKIP
Phone: 417-235-3300
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Monett

Is Monett tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Monett'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 Monett's water?

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

How many people does Monett serve?

Monett reports serving 9,789 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Monett had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 19 violations on file for Monett, of which 0 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.