Public water system record
Independence PWS
Serves Independence, Jackson County, MO · 120,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Independence 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
- Independence PWS draws water from 42 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 2006, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,932 unknown out of 50,925 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for Independence PWS go back to 2006. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Independence PWS draws water from 42 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Kansas City PWS. 15 other community water systems buy water from Independence PWS.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Kansas City PWS Kansas City, MO
Community systems that buy water from it
- Blue Springs PWS Blue Springs, MO
- Buckner PWS Buckner, MO
- Grain Valley PWS Grain Valley, MO
- Highland Manor Independence, MO
- Jackson County PWSD 15 Lees Summit, MO
- Jackson County PWSD 16 Sibley, MO
- Jackson County PWSD 17 Grain Valley, MO
- Jackson County PWSD 2 Raytown, MO
- Lafayette County PWSD 1 Odessa, MO
- Lake Tapawingo PWS Lake Tapawingo, MO
- Lees Summit PWS Lees Summit, MO
- Midwest MHP Lindale LLC Sherman, IL
- Oak Grove PWS Oak Grove, MO
- Sugar Creek PWS Sugar Creek, MO
- Valley View MHC LLC Riverside, MO
Annual water quality report
Independence 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