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Groundwater Rule (GWR) violations in Missouri

140 active public water systems in Missouri had a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation in the past three years, 59 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Groundwater Rule (GWR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Protects against enteric viruses, which can contaminate groundwater via cracked well casings, failing septic systems, or animal waste. Viruses persist longer in groundwater than in surface water. Hepatitis A and norovirus are the primary pathogens of concern.

Systems with a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Dollar General #30105 Wright City
Lincoln County
25 2 0
Ficken Hill Subd
Jefferson County
25 5 2
Lake Forest Property Owners
Camden County
25 1 1
Lake Northwoods Utility INC
Gasconade County
25 6 3
Loehrs Campground and Resort LLC
Hickory County
25 4 0
Millers Kountry Store
Ozark County
25 4 1
The Outpost at Indian Point
Stone County
25 2 2
Plaza Park Estates MHP
Lebanon · Laclede County
20 3 2
Ozark Beach Resort
Taney County
18 4 1
ST Charles County Pwsd 2
St. Charles County
100,587 1 0
Cape Girardeau PWS
Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau County
39,941 2 0
Ofallon PWS
O Fallon · St. Charles County
32,515 1 0
Lebanon PWS
Lebanon · Laclede County
15,442 1 0
Fulton PWS
Fulton · Callaway County
12,600 1 0
Excelsior Springs PWS
Excelsior Spgs. · Clay County
11,084 1 0
Kennett PWS
Kennett · Dunklin County
10,200 2 0
Caruthersville PWS
Caruthersville · Pemiscot County
5,518 4 1
Ste Genevieve PWS
Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve County
4,999 3 0
Scott City PWS
Scott City · Scott County
4,653 3 1
North Kansas City PWS
N. Kansas City · Clay County
4,500 4 1
Johnson County Pwsd 1
Warrensburg · Johnson County
4,240 2 0
Harrison County Pwsd 2
Bethany · Harrison County
3,740 4 0
Carrollton PWS
Carrollton · Carroll County
3,514 2 0
Portageville PWS
Portageville · New Madrid County
3,200 3 0
Carroll County Pwsd 1
Carrollton · Carroll County
3,063 3 1
Chaffee PWS
Chaffee · Scott County
3,054 2 0
Stoddard County Pwsd 1
Dexter · Stoddard County
3,000 1 0
East Prairie PWS
East Prairie · Mississippi County
2,696 3 2
Butler County Pwsd 3
Brosley · Butler County
2,600 4 0
Livingston County Pwsd 2
Chillicothe · Livingston County
2,215 2 0
Elsberry PWS
Elsberry · Lincoln County
2,076 2 1
Lake City Army Ammunition Plt
Jackson County
2,000 1 0
Bloomfield PWS
Bloomfield · Stoddard County
1,980 1 0
Steele PWS
Steele · Pemiscot County
1,975 1 0
Weston PWS
Weston · Platte County
1,850 3 0
Slater PWS
Slater · Saline County
1,835 2 0
Linn County Cons Pwsd 1
Purdin · Linn County
1,420 4 0
Linn Livingston County Pwsd 3
Wheeling · Livingston County
1,350 1 0
Oran PWS
Oran · Scott County
1,294 5 0
Leadwood PWS
Leadwood · St. Francois County
1,200 4 1
Mansfield PWS
Mansfield · Wright County
1,193 2 0
Lagrange PWS
La Grange · Lewis County
875 4 1
Oregon PWS
Oregon · Holt County
837 1 0
Norborne PWS
Norborne · Carroll County
617 2 0
Bland PWS
Bland · Gasconade County
539 1 0
Laddonia PWS
Laddonia · Audrain County
511 3 1
Pilot Knob Rural WD 1 Doe Run Area
St. Francois County
507 3 1
Summersville PWS
Summersville · Texas County
502 6 2
Keytesville PWS
Keytesville · Chariton County
500 4 1
Parma PWS
Parma · New Madrid County
450 5 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Groundwater Rule (GWR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Groundwater Rule (GWR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Missouri records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.