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Jackson County, Missouri

Water Systems
23
Population Served
405,266
Total Violations
559
125 health-based
PFAS Detected
12
of 12 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
24.3
Avg Violations per System
22.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
17 systems (74%)
SW
6 systems (26%)

PFAS Contamination

12
Systems Tested
12
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (23)

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
Independence PWS 120,000 11 Clean
Lees Summit PWS 99,400 33 Detected
Blue Springs PWS 61,084 10 Clean
Jackson County PWSD 1 24,500 2 Clean
Raytown Water Company 17,066 29 Clean
Jackson County PWSD 2 16,440 19 Clean
Grain Valley PWS 16,000 30 Clean
Jackson County PWSD 13 9,002 16 Clean
Jackson County PWSD 15 8,772 14 Clean
Oak Grove PWS 8,289 41 Clean
Jackson County PWSD 12 5,705 20 Detected
Jackson County PWSD 16 4,075 35 Clean
Sugar Creek PWS 3,500 10 -
Buckner PWS 3,076 21 -
Jackson County PWSD 17 2,530 2 -
Lake City Army Ammunition Plt 2,000 10 -
Unity Village 1,000 118 -
Lake Tapawingo PWS 995 37 -
Highland Manor 805 30 -
Sibley PWS 375 24 -
Valley View Mhc LLC 320 1 -
Midwest MHP Lindale LLC 250 3 -
Levasy PWS 82 43 -

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
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
Boone County
13 systems · 228,201 served · 462 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Jackson County? ▼
Jackson County has 559 total drinking water violations across 23 water systems, of which 125 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Jackson County systems? ▼
Water systems in Jackson County serve approximately 405,266 people through 23 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Jackson County water? ▼
Of 12 water systems tested for PFAS in Jackson County, 12 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Jackson County? ▼
Water systems in Jackson County use GW (17 systems), SW (6 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. 22.4% of Jackson 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.