Public water system record
New Franklin PWS
Serves New Franklin and Franklin, Howard County, MO · 1,089 people served
Federal records show 13 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for New Franklin PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 13
- Resolved
- 13
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- New Franklin PWS buys its water from Howard County Regional Water Comm.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 113 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Missouri, January 2020.
- Record on file since 1993, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 108 unknown out of 473 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 103 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 99 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 113 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 108 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 101 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for New Franklin PWS go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (9 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 8 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020s | 2 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 99 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81.45 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against New Franklin PWS in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2020 | Missouri | Compliance order with a penalty | 9 violations (9 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
13 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
New Franklin PWS buys its water from Howard County Regional Water Comm. EPA also lists 2 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to New Franklin PWS.
Buys water from
- Howard County Regional Water Comm Hamilton, MO
Annual water quality report
New Franklin 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