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Unity Village

On record as serving Unity Village, Jackson County, MO · Serves 1,000 people

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

  • MO1010921
  • UNITY VILLAGE
  • MO
  • 1,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 64065
EPA system ID MO1010921

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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

  • Unity Village draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Missouri, May 2020.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 16 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 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Unity Village go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 22 health-based violations (22 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 14 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 8 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 0
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2016, Resolved.

Show all 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 99 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.55 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.98 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2014 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2014 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Missouri regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Unity Village in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 12, 2020 Missouri Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

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

Unity Village draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs. It also has an emergency connection to Lees Summit PWS.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Unity Village 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.

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