Public water system record
Newtown PWS
Serves Newtown, Sullivan County, MO · 183 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Newtown 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
- 1
Key facts
- Newtown PWS buys its water from Sullivan County PWSD 1.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Missouri, August 1998.
- Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 10 unknown out of 99 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, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Newtown PWS go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1998, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators issued 1 boil water order to Newtown PWS in 1998. The most recent was a boil water order in August 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1998 | Missouri | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Newtown PWS buys its water from Sullivan County PWSD 1. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Sullivan County PWSD 1 Milan, MO
Annual water quality report
Newtown 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 Newtown PWS for a copy.
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