Public water system record
Butler PWS
Serves Butler, Bates County, MO · 4,219 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Butler PWS in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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
- Butler PWS draws water from 3 surface water intakes and 3 reservoirs.
- Record on file since 1989, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,987 unknown out of 2,045 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for Butler PWS go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 22 |
| 1990s | 1 | 21 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 1998, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Butler PWS draws water from 3 surface water intakes and 3 reservoirs. 4 other community water systems buy water from Butler PWS. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Butler PWS.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Bates County PWSD 1 Butler, MO
- Bates County PWSD 3 Butler, MO
- Bates County PWSD 4 Rich Hill, MO
- Bates County PWSD 6 Butler, MO
Annual water quality report
Butler 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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