Public water system record
Lilbourn PWS
Serves Lilbourn, New Madrid County, MO · 902 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 32 monitoring/reporting issues for Lilbourn PWS in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 32
Key facts
- Lilbourn PWS draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Missouri, October 2024.
- Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 382 unknown out of 382 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 6, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 30, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 14, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 2, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Sep 23, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
May 8, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Sep 15, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 18, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Lilbourn PWS go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 4 | 28 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2005, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Lilbourn PWS between 2000 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 | Missouri | Compliance order with a penalty | 25 violations (3 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Antimony, Total, Beryllium, Total, Thallium, Total, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 18, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 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.
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Lilbourn PWS draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Lilbourn PWS.
Community systems that buy water from it
- New Madrid County PWSD 1 Lilbourn, MO
Annual water quality report
Lilbourn 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