Public water system record
Amoret PWS
Serves Amoret, Bates County, MO · 190 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Amoret PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Amoret PWS buys its water from Bates County PWSD 2.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2021.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Missouri, February 1998.
- Record on file since 1993, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 37 unknown out of 91 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 18, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Amoret PWS go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 4 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2004, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Amoret PWS and issued 1 boil water order between 1995 and 1998. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 1998 | Missouri | Signed compliance agreement | 9 violations (8 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 10, 1996 | Missouri | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 14, 1995 | Missouri | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
4 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Amoret PWS buys its water from Bates County PWSD 2. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Public Wholesale WSD 13.
Buys water from
- Bates County PWSD 2 Amsterdam, MO
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Public Wholesale WSD 13 Mound City, KS
Annual water quality report
Amoret PWS must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Amoret PWS for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Missouri.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells