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Browning PWS

Serves Browning, Linn County, MO · 265 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Browning PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • MO2010108
  • BROWNING
  • MO
  • 265 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 64630
EPA system ID MO2010108

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Browning PWS buys its water from Sullivan County PWSD 1.
  • Record on file since 2000, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 115 unknown out of 158 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
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Mar 14, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2025 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 2000

EPA's records for Browning PWS go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 2

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Where the water comes from

Browning PWS buys its water from Sullivan County PWSD 1. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Browning 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 Browning PWS for a copy.

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