Public water system record
Salem PWS
Serves Salem, Dent County, MO · 4,736 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Salem 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
- 0
Key facts
- Salem PWS draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Missouri, August 1996.
- Record on file since 1991, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 1,649 unknown out of 2,220 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Salem PWS go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2015, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators issued 1 boil water order to Salem PWS in 1996. The most recent was a boil water order in August 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 1996 | Missouri | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Salem PWS draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Salem 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