Public water system record
MO American Joplin
Serves Joplin, Loma Linda, Duquesne and 7 more places, Jasper County and Newton County, MO · 73,728 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for MO American Joplin 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
- MO American Joplin draws water from 12 wells, 1 surface water intake and 1 reservoir (6 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Missouri, January 2008.
- Record on file since 2008, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,198 lead and 20,366 unknown out of 31,176 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 2008
EPA's records for MO American Joplin go back to 2008. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began January 2008, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators issued 1 boil water order to MO American Joplin in 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in January 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2008 | Missouri | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
MO American Joplin draws water from 12 wells, 1 surface water intake and 1 reservoir (6 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from MO American Joplin. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to MO American Joplin.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Galena Galena, KS
- Webb City PWS Webb City, MO
Annual water quality report
MO American Joplin 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