Is Franklin County Pwsd 5 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Franklin

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	2015-09-27
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-09-27
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-09-27
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-09-27
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-11-01 → 2004-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-11-01 → 2004-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-11-01 → 2004-11-30

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	201.15 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 304 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0040 mg/L 26% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Lead	12.03 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 12.9 µg/L	7/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	100 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	132 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	4.916 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 5.05 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

56 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, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDibromochloromethaneDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BUCK, LAURA
Phone: 314-605-8966
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Franklin County Pwsd 5

Is Franklin County Pwsd 5 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 7 contaminants in Franklin 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 Franklin County Pwsd 5's water?

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

How many people does Franklin County Pwsd 5 serve?

Franklin County Pwsd 5 reports serving 230 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Franklin County Pwsd 5 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 66 violations on file for Franklin County Pwsd 5, of which 30 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.