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Gilman City PWS

Serves Gilman City, Harrison County, MO · 387 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Gilman City PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • MO1010306
  • GILMAN CITY
  • MO
  • 387 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 64642
EPA system ID MO1010306

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Gilman City PWS buys its water from Harrison County PWSD 2.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 89 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Missouri, September 1988.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 212 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2022 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, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Gilman City PWS go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 6
2000s 1 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
2020s 3 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2008, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 28, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Missouri regulators issued 1 boil water order to Gilman City PWS in 1988, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1988.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 30, 1988 Missouri Boil water order 2 violations

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Gilman City PWS buys its water from Harrison County PWSD 2. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Gilman City 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 Gilman City PWS for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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