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Bates County, Missouri

Water Systems
15
Population Served
17,912
Total Violations
1,187
568 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

93.3%
Systems with Violations
79.1
Avg Violations per System
47.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
13 systems (87%)
GW
2 systems (13%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Bates Missouri water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (14)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Butler PWS 4,219 52 Detected
Bates County PWSD 5 2,690 44 -
Bates County PWSD 4 2,348 22 -
Adrian PWS 1,635 230 -
Bates County PWSD 6 1,613 31 -
Rich Hill PWS 1,400 107 -
Cass Bates County PWSD 12 1,335 19 -
Bates County PWSD 2 752 266 -
Bates County PWSD 7 500 36 -
Bates County PWSD 3 432 9 -
Hume PWS 330 131 -
Bates County PWSD 1 268 15 -
Amoret PWS 190 104 -
Rockville PWS 175 121 -
Tri County Water Authority 25 0 -

Other Counties in Missouri

St. Louis County
23 systems · 1,145,619 served · 1,825 violations
Cass County
31 systems · 625,744 served · 1,771 violations
Jackson County
23 systems · 405,266 served · 559 violations
St. Charles County
54 systems · 310,776 served · 2,706 violations
St. Louis city County
1 systems · 304,709 served · 27 violations
Greene County
82 systems · 265,439 served · 7,132 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Bates County? ▼
Bates County has 1,187 total drinking water violations across 15 water systems, of which 568 are health-based violations. 93.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Bates County systems? ▼
Water systems in Bates County serve approximately 17,912 people through 15 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Bates County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Bates County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Bates County? ▼
Water systems in Bates County use SW (13 systems), GW (2 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 47.9% of Bates County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.