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Community Water System · PWS MO1010921

Unity Village

Unity Village, Missouri 64065-0000 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,000
People served
118
EPA violations
92
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 118 drinking-water violations at Unity Village, 78% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

118
Total EPA violations on record
78%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,000
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Unity Village

Unity Village is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,000 residents in Unity Village, Missouri (Jackson County) through 35 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 118 total violations for this system , of which 92 (78%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 19 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 52 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%).

Unity Village's 118 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
1,000
Total Violations
118
Health-Based Violations
92
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
35
County
Jackson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
56
Monitoring Violations
19
Treatment Tech Violations
36

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 52 2019
CARBON, TOTAL TT 28 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2010
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 2014
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 4 2005
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2024
Public Notice Other 2 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 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 Unity Village.

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 MO1010921 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 Unity Village 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
2024 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 SDWIS / MO1010921 / 0300
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 SDWIS / MO1010921 / 0200
2019 TTHM MCL 52 SDWIS / MO1010921 / 2950
2015 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / MO1010921 / 7500
2014 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 SDWIS / MO1010921 / 0300
2013 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / MO1010921 / 7000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / MO1010921 / 3100
2007 CARBON, TOTAL TT 28 SDWIS / MO1010921 / 2920
2005 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 4 SDWIS / MO1010921 / 2456

How Unity Village Compares

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

Metric Unity Village Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 118 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 92 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 1,000 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 Unity Village water safe to drink? ▼
Unity Village (PWS ID: MO1010921) has 118 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,000 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Unity Village serve? ▼
Unity Village serves 1,000 people in Unity Village, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 35 service connections.
What type of violations does Unity Village have? ▼
Unity Village has 118 total violations: 92 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 19 monitoring/reporting violations, and 36 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Unity Village water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Unity Village under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Unity Village use? ▼
Unity Village 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.