Water quality in Essex, Missouri
Essex is in Stoddard County. 19 active public water systems serve the county; 16 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Stoddard County
15 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoddard County Pwsd 3 Morehouse |
423 | 4 | 4.7 mi | |
| Bloomfield PWS Bloomfield |
1,980 | 1 | 5.6 mi | |
| Dexter PWS Dexter |
8,200 | 1 | 6.3 mi | |
| Stoddard County Pwsd 5 Bloomfield |
650 | 2 | 7.6 mi | |
| Stoddard County Pwsd 7 |
500 | 1 | 7.6 mi | |
| Stoddard County Pwsd 1 Dexter |
3,000 | 1 | 8.7 mi | |
| Stoddard County Pwsd 4 Dexter |
1,530 | 1 | 8.9 mi | |
| Bernie PWS Bernie |
1,898 | 3 | 11.5 mi | |
| Dudley PWS Dudley |
107 | 1 | 12.9 mi | |
| Stoddard County Pwsd 6 Dexter |
840 | 0 | 14.0 mi | |
| Bell City PWS Bell City |
428 | 0 | 14.9 mi | |
| Puxico PWS Puxico |
890 | 1 | 18.6 mi | |
| Stoddard County Pwsd 2 Oran |
303 | 3 | 20.2 mi | |
| Advance PWS Advance |
1,400 | 3 | 20.4 mi | |
| Usace Mingo Job Corps Ccc |
95 | 0 | — |
Non-community systems in Stoddard County (3: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nestle Purina Petcare Company Bloomfield |
525 | 4 | 0 | |
|
Crowley Ridge Mennonite Church & School Advance |
150 | 2 | 2 | |
|
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Puxico |
35 | 1 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Stoddard County, nearest to Essex first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.