Public water system record
Gideon PWS
Serves Gideon, New Madrid County, MO · 764 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Gideon 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
- Gideon PWS draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Missouri, July 2013.
- Record on file since 1994, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 269 unknown out of 269 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Gideon PWS go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 22 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2013, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Gideon PWS and issued 1 boil water order between 2008 and 2013. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2013 | Missouri | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 18, 2008 | Missouri | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Gideon PWS draws water from 2 wells. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Gideon PWS.
Annual water quality report
Gideon 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