Public water system record
Parma PWS
Serves Parma, New Madrid County, MO · 450 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Parma 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
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Parma PWS draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Missouri, July 2024.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 124 unknown out of 401 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 | Jan 22, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 16, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jun 30, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 1, 2016 | 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
|
Sep 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 16, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 29, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 10, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Parma PWS go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 19 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 27, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Parma PWS and issued 1 boil water order between 2016 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2024 | Missouri | Compliance order with a penalty | 13 violations (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Feb 7, 2016 | Missouri | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
3 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
1 incidentThe 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
Parma PWS draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to New Madrid County PWSD 5. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Parma PWS.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- New Madrid County PWSD 5 Gideon, MO
Annual water quality report
Parma 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Parma PWS for a copy.
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