Is Tri County Water Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Bates, Cass, Jackson

Compliance record

No violations on file. The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations recorded for this supplier.

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
Nitrate-Nitrite	640 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.25 µg/L No EPA limit set	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.18 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.54 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	9.34 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	1.13 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	46.5 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Copper	4.4 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	1.89 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromochloromethane	1.27 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	170 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.19 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Atrazine	0.4300 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.84 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.89 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	15 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019

51 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: OVERSTREET, JOHN
Phone: 816-796-4100
Email: j.overstreet@tri-countywaterauthority.com

Frequently asked questions about Tri County Water Authority

Is Tri County Water Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Tri County Water Authority'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 Tri County Water Authority's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate-Nitrite, Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Tri County Water Authority serve?

Tri County Water Authority reports serving 25 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Tri County Water Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Tri County Water Authority.

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.