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Community Water System · PWS MO3031246

Town of Martin

Belle, Missouri 65013-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
294
EPA violations
76
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 294 drinking-water violations at Town of Martin, 26% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

294
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Town of Martin

Town of Martin is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Belle, Missouri (Maries County) through 13 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 294 total violations for this system , of which 76 (26%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 204 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 182 violations (MR). 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, 71 of 230 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (30.9%).

Town of Martin's 294 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
25
Total Violations
294
Health-Based Violations
76
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
13
County
Maries
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
76
Monitoring Violations
204
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 182 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 76 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 19 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 2003
Groundwater Rule Other 2 2020
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 2024
Public Notice 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 Town of Martin.

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 MO3031246 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 Town of Martin 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 19 SDWIS / MO3031246 / 5000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / MO3031246 / 5200
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / MO3031246 / 7000
2020 Groundwater Rule Other 2 SDWIS / MO3031246 / 0700
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 182 SDWIS / MO3031246 / 3100
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 76 SDWIS / MO3031246 / 3100
2013 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / MO3031246 / 7500
2003 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / MO3031246 / 4000

How Town of Martin Compares

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

Metric Town of Martin Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 294 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 76 19.4 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 30.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 25 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 Town of Martin water safe to drink? ▼
Town of Martin (PWS ID: MO3031246) has 294 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Town of Martin serve? ▼
Town of Martin serves 25 people in Belle, Missouri. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 13 service connections.
What type of violations does Town of Martin have? ▼
Town of Martin has 294 total violations: 76 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 204 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Town of Martin water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Town of Martin under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Town of Martin use? ▼
Town of Martin uses Groundwater 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.