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Butler County, Missouri

Water Systems
14
Population Served
35,253
Total Violations
1,027
351 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
73.4
Avg Violations per System
34.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
13 systems (93%)
SW
1 system (7%)

PFAS Contamination

2
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

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

No violations on record (0) 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
Poplar Bluff PWS 17,043 192 Clean
Butler County PWSD 1 11,500 13 Clean
Butler County PWSD 3 2,600 16 -
Butler County PWSD 2 1,625 65 -
Butler County PWSD 104 475 21 -
Qulin PWS 375 92 -
Fisk PWS 342 38 -
Neelyville PWS 310 187 -
Crabb & Company 300 134 -
Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co 290 28 -
W E Sears Youth Center 150 12 -
Liberty Utilities Oakbrier Estates 143 48 -
Camelot Estates MHP 75 29 -
Stop & Go 25 152 -

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 Butler County? ▼
Butler County has 1,027 total drinking water violations across 14 water systems, of which 351 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Butler County systems? ▼
Water systems in Butler County serve approximately 35,253 people through 14 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Butler County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Butler County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Butler County? ▼
Water systems in Butler County use GW (13 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. 34.2% of Butler 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.