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Community Water System · PWS MO1010301

MO American Garden City

Joplin, Missouri 64801-0000 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,590 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,590
People served
414
EPA violations
378
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 414 drinking-water violations at MO American Garden City, 91% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

414
Total EPA violations on record
91%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,590
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: MO American Garden City

MO American Garden City is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,590 residents in Joplin, Missouri (Cass County) through 720 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 414 total violations for this system , of which 378 (91%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 24 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 129 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Missouri, EPA tracks 2,823 public water systems serving 5,855,885 people, with 201,695 cumulative violations and 54,821 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 71.4 violations. Statewide, 162 of 230 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (70.4%).

MO American Garden City's 414 violations sit above the Missouri average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,590
Total Violations
414
Health-Based Violations
378
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
720
County
Cass
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
211
Monitoring Violations
24
Treatment Tech Violations
167

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 129 2020
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 89 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 54 2020
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 51 2002
CARBON, TOTAL TT 27 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 2010
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2025
Chlorite MCL 9 2022
Public Notice Other 2 2013

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for MO American Garden City.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MO1010301 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Missouri Drinking Water Authority

Missouri DNR, Public Drinking Water Branch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects MO American Garden City under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MO regulator portal

Source: Missouri DNR, Public Drinking Water Branch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / MO1010301 / 8000
2022 Chlorite MCL 9 SDWIS / MO1010301 / 1009
2020 TTHM MCL 129 SDWIS / MO1010301 / 2950
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 54 SDWIS / MO1010301 / 2456
2020 CARBON, TOTAL TT 27 SDWIS / MO1010301 / 2920
2019 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 89 SDWIS / MO1010301 / 0300
2013 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / MO1010301 / 7500
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 SDWIS / MO1010301 / 3100
2002 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 51 SDWIS / MO1010301 / 0200
2002 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / MO1010301 / 3100

How MO American Garden City Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric MO American Garden City Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 414 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 378 19.4 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 70.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,590 2,074 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,823 regulated public water systems in Missouri.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MO American Garden City water safe to drink? ▼
MO American Garden City (PWS ID: MO1010301) has 414 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,590 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does MO American Garden City serve? ▼
MO American Garden City serves 1,590 people in Joplin, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 720 service connections.
What type of violations does MO American Garden City have? ▼
MO American Garden City has 414 total violations: 378 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 24 monitoring/reporting violations, and 167 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in MO American Garden City water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for MO American Garden City under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does MO American Garden City use? ▼
MO American Garden City uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.