Public water system record
Blue Springs PWS
Serves Blue Springs, Lee's Summit and Independence, Jackson County, MO · 61,084 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Blue Springs PWS in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Blue Springs PWS buys its water from Independence PWS, Kansas City PWS and Tri County Water Authority.
- Record on file since 2013, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 16,455 unknown out of 21,949 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 2013
EPA's records for Blue Springs PWS go back to 2013. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Blue Springs PWS buys its water from Independence PWS, Kansas City PWS and Tri County Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to Lake City Army Ammunition PLT and Jackson County PWSD 17. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Blue Springs PWS.
Buys water from
- Independence PWS Independence, MO
- Kansas City PWS Kansas City, MO
- Tri County Water Authority Independence, MO
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Lake City Army Ammunition PLT Independence, MO
- Jackson County PWSD 17 Grain Valley, MO
Annual water quality report
Blue Springs 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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