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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Missouri

196 active public water systems in Missouri had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 196 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Kansas City PWS
Kansas City · Cass County
553,295 1 1
ST Louis City PWS
St. Louis · St. Louis city County
304,709 2 0
City Utilities of Springfield
Springfield · Greene County
210,898 1 0
Laclede County Pwsd 3
Lebanon · Laclede County
6,075 1 0
Waynesville PWS
Waynesville · Pulaski County
5,460 3 1
Desloge PWS
St. Francois County
5,034 3 0
Clinton CO Pwsd 4 Sys 1
Lathrop · Clinton County
4,968 5 2
Butler PWS
Butler · Bates County
4,219 4 0
Bowling Green PWS
Bowling Green · Pike County
4,195 3 0
Montgomery CO Pwsd 1
Montgomery County
3,850 4 2
Malden PWS
Malden · Dunklin County
3,700 3 2
Farmington Correctional Center
Farmington · St. Francois County
3,500 5 2
Texas County Pwsd 1
Success · Texas County
3,335 2 0
Mississippi County Pwsd 1
Mississippi County
3,000 6 3
Saline County Pwsd 3
Marshall · Saline County
3,000 3 1
Osage County Pwsd 3
Linn · Osage County
2,800 1 1
East Prairie PWS
East Prairie · Mississippi County
2,696 3 2
Lake Ozark PWS
Lake Ozark · Miller County
2,007 3 2
Jasper County Pwsd 3
Jasper County
1,900 3 0
New Madrid County Pwsd 5
New Madrid County
1,800 3 2
Sarcoxie PWS
Sarcoxie · Jasper County
1,539 4 2
Bourbon PWS
Bourbon · Crawford County
1,524 2 1
Crane PWS
Crane · Stone County
1,495 3 1
Winfield PWS
Winfield · Lincoln County
1,489 4 0
Greenfield PWS
Greenfield · Dade County
1,400 1 0
Dixon PWS
Dixon · Pulaski County
1,221 3 0
Osage CO Pwsd 1
Bonnots Mill, Loose Creek · Osage County
1,221 3 0
American Foods Group
Warren County
1,100 1 1
Liberty Utilities Venice
Taney County
1,100 3 3
Maysville PWS
Maysville · DeKalb County
1,096 5 0
Stover PWS
Stover · Morgan County
1,094 1 1
Humansville PWS
Humansville · Polk County
1,048 2 2
Georges Processing INC
Barry County
1,000 1 0
Sweet Pea PWS
Osage Beach · Camden County
980 2 1
Waynesville Northern Heights Est Sub
Waynesville · Pulaski County
961 2 1
Lilbourn PWS
Lilbourn · New Madrid County
902 8 0
Gentry County Pwsd 2
Gentry County
900 1 1
Puxico PWS
Puxico · Stoddard County
890 1 0
ST Francois County Pwsd 2
Park Hills · St. Francois County
850 6 4
Rockaway Beach PWS
Taney County
841 2 2
Clinton County Pwsd 4 Sys 2
Lathrop · Clinton County
840 4 2
Van Buren PWS
Van Buren · Carter County
819 3 1
KK Water Supply
Camden County
800 4 1
Southfork MHP
Cass County
795 2 0
Walnut Grove PWS
Walnut Grove · Greene County
762 6 3
Bertrand PWS
Bertrand · Mississippi County
733 4 1
The Knolls
Camden County
725 4 3
Meadow Ridge Subdivision
Taney County
710 5 1
Caldwell County Pwsd 2
Caldwell County
695 2 1
LA Belle PWS
La Belle · Lewis County
660 2 0
About this data

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