Is Carthage Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Jasper

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	Resolved	2002-06-01 → 2002-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-06-01 → 2002-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-06-01 → 2002-06-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1992-09-01 → 1992-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1992-09-01 → 1992-09-30

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
Copper	125 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	94/96	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	11 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	30/96	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0019 mg/L 12% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	24/24	LCR	2024
Nitrate-Nitrite	830 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.69 µg/L No EPA limit set	14/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.9100 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.29 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	89.5 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	840 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	3.79 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	1.35 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	3/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	1.49 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	12 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/4	UCMR-5	2024
Chloroform	0.7700 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.61 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.45 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.52 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/14	SYR4	2012–2019

81 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CHOATE, JASON
Phone: 417-237-7300
Email: jchoate@cwep.com

Frequently asked questions about Carthage

Is Carthage tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Carthage'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 Carthage's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Lead, Nitrate-Nitrite, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Carthage serve?

Carthage reports serving 14,600 people in Missouri, per its EPA record.

Has Carthage had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 11 violations on file for Carthage, of which 3 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.