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Saline County PWSD 3

Serves an area of Saline County, MO that includes Marshall · 3,000 people served

Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Saline County PWSD 3 in the last ten years, including an unresolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • MO2024557
  • MARSHALL
  • MO
  • 3,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 65340
EPA system ID MO2024557

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
9
Resolved
8
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Saline County PWSD 3 buys its water from Marshall PWS.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 112 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Missouri, April 2019.
  • Record on file since 1998, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,326 unknown out of 1,326 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Oct 28, 2024 Active No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85.98 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 93 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 101 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 106 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 112 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 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
 Nov 1, 2024 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 17, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1998

EPA's records for Saline County PWSD 3 go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 7 2
2020s 1 4

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

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 112 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 112 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Missouri regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Saline County PWSD 3 in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 2, 2019 Missouri Compliance order with a penalty 10 violations (10 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

8 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Saline County PWSD 3 buys its water from Marshall PWS. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 3 other community water systems buy water from Saline County PWSD 3.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Saline County PWSD 3 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

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