PlainWater
Counties → Missouri

Benton County, Missouri

Water Systems
86
Population Served
13,578
Total Violations
9,523
1,557 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

96.5%
Systems with Violations
110.7
Avg Violations per System
16.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
49 systems (57%)
SW
1 system (1%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (48)

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
Warsaw PWS 2,236 49 -
Cole Camp PWS 1,150 54 Clean
Lincoln PWS 1,100 57 -
Warsaw R IX High School 605 13 -
Sterett Creek Village 505 16 -
Harry S Truman State Park Campgrd 500 4 -
MO American Whitebranch Subd 450 52 -
Winegars Teal Bend Subd 400 76 -
Warsaw R IX South Elem 350 27 -
Spring Branch Water 273 17 -
Cedar Grove Baptist Church 250 123 -
Sycamore Valley Subd 245 59 -
Keithley Beach Subd 240 76 -
Benton Ridge RV Park 238 25 -
Reeds RV Park and Storage 204 45 -
Blue Branch Improvement Assn Inc 200 193 -
The Missing Well 173 1,555 -
Paddlefish RV Park 165 15 -
Braden Park Village 153 15 -
Cole Turkey Acres 150 30 -
Grand River Resort 150 159 -
Last Resort RV LLC 150 32 -
Regal Beloit America Inc 140 45 -
Pecan Grove Campground 125 96 -
Oak Ridge Acres 120 57 -
Lake Ridge Bay 120 44 -
Kolbs Lakeside Resort LLC 120 90 -
MO American Pom O Sa Heights Subd 119 73 -
McLaughlins Anglers Retreat RV Park 110 37 -
Cedar Gate Estates 102 8 -
Southview RV Park 100 36 -
Clear Creek RV Park 100 1,209 -
Usace Truman Osage Bluff Pua 100 16 -
Usace Truman Berry Bend North 100 19 -
Usace Truman Thibaut Point 100 12 -
Edgewater RV Park 100 17 -
Truman Lake Resort LLC 100 227 -
Harry S Truman State Park Office 94 53 -
Ionia PWS 88 51 -
Asianfy Bistro 80 0 -
Abundant Life Christian Church 75 53 -
T & M Landworks LLC 75 80 -
Usace Truman Visitor Center 75 37 -
RV There Yet 72 0 -
City Union Mission 70 39 -
Anglers Retreat RV Park on Mm Hwy 63 4 -
Heits Point Lutheran Camp System 1 60 181 -
Hidden Valley MHP LLC 60 1,400 -
Harry S Truman State Park Marina 58 19 -
Central MO Comm Action Warsaw Head Start 50 6 -

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 Benton County? ▼
Benton County has 9,523 total drinking water violations across 86 water systems, of which 1,557 are health-based violations. 96.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Benton County systems? ▼
Water systems in Benton County serve approximately 13,578 people through 86 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Benton County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Benton County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Benton County? ▼
Water systems in Benton County use GW (49 systems), SW (1 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. 16.3% of Benton 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.