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King City PWS

Serves King City, Gentry County, MO · 1,100 people served

Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for King City PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.

  • MO1010425
  • KING CITY
  • MO
  • 1,100 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 64463
EPA system ID MO1010425

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
9
Resolved
9
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • King City PWS draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 540 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
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 3, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 29, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 25, 2023 Resolved

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

9 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

King City PWS draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs. It also has an emergency connection to Dekalb County PWSD 1.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

King 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.

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.

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Testing your own water

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