Public water system record
Alton PWS
Serves Alton, Oregon County, MO · 1,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Alton 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
- Alton PWS draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Missouri, September 1988.
- Record on file since 2001, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 354 unknown out of 531 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 |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 3, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for Alton PWS go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators issued 1 boil water order to Alton PWS in 1988, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1988.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1988 | Missouri | Boil water order | 2 violations |
Where the water comes from
Alton PWS draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Alton 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