Is Freeman Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Cass

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2026-02-01 → 2026-02-28
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2026-02-01 → 2026-02-28

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	24.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	38/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	185 µg/L No EPA limit set	38/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.83 µg/L No EPA limit set	38/38	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	210 µg/L 263% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	15.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	38/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	104 µg/L No EPA limit set	37/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	136 µg/L 227% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	37/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	750 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Lead	36.3 µg/L 242% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	14/20	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.46 µg/L No EPA limit set	12/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	15.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	12/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	11.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/38	SYR4	2013–2019

1 contaminants tested, none detected

Bromoform

Utility contact

Contact: BRAY, TOM
Phone: 816-250-2902
Email: freeman@mokam.comm.net

Frequently asked questions about Freeman

Is Freeman tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Freeman's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Freeman's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Trichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Freeman serve?

Freeman reports serving 482 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Freeman had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 64 violations on file for Freeman, of which 8 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.