Public water system record
West Plains PWS
Serves West Plains, Howell County, MO · 12,864 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for West Plains PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- West Plains PWS draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Missouri, June 2023.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,240 unknown out of 6,270 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for West Plains PWS go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began July 2001, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators issued 4 boil water orders to West Plains PWS between 2001 and 2023. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2023 | Missouri | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Missouri | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 18, 2017 | Missouri | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 3, 2001 | Missouri | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
West Plains PWS draws water from 7 wells.
Annual water quality report
West Plains 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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