Public water system record
Bertrand PWS
Serves Bertrand, Mississippi County, MO · 733 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 48 monitoring/reporting issues for Bertrand PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 48
Key facts
- Bertrand PWS draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Missouri, August 1999.
- Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 287 unknown out of 325 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 10, 2022 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Bertrand PWS go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 57 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 53 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 5 | 47 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2008, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 12, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Bertrand PWS between 1992 and 1999. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1999 | Missouri | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Feb 28, 1994 | Missouri | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 14, 1992 | Missouri | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
5 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Bertrand PWS draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Bertrand 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