Public water system record
Schell City PWS
Serves Schell City, Vernon County, MO · 250 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Schell City PWS in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Schell City PWS buys its water from Vernon County Cons PWSD 1.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Missouri, April 2001.
- Record on file since 1994, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Schell City PWS go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2011, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 28, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Schell City PWS in 2001. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in April 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2001 | Missouri | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Schell City PWS buys its water from Vernon County Cons PWSD 1. EPA also lists 1 well, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use.
Buys water from
- Vernon County Cons PWSD 1 Nevada, MO
Annual water quality report
Schell City 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 Schell City 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