Public water system record
Lake Tapawingo PWS
Serves an area of Jackson County, MO that includes Lake Tapawingo · 995 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Lake Tapawingo 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
- 2
Key facts
- Lake Tapawingo PWS buys its water from Independence PWS.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, August 2000.
- Record on file since 1995, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 390 unknown out of 392 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, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Lake Tapawingo PWS go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Lake Tapawingo PWS in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Lake Tapawingo PWS buys its water from Independence PWS. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Independence PWS Independence, MO
Annual water quality report
Lake Tapawingo 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