Public water system record
Cape Perry County PWSD 1 South
Serves an area of Cape Girardeau County, MO that includes Jackson, Oak Ridge, New Wells and 3 more places · 8,545 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Cape Perry County PWSD 1 South 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
- 2
Key facts
- Cape Perry County PWSD 1 South draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Missouri, May 2015.
- Record on file since 1991, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,687 unknown out of 3,506 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Cape Perry County PWSD 1 South go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began May 2015, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cape Perry County PWSD 1 South and issued 1 boil water order between 2002 and 2015. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2015 | Missouri | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 30, 2002 | Missouri | Signed compliance agreement | 6 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Cape Perry County PWSD 1 South draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Cape Perry County PWSD 1 South 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