Question 1

Is Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc (PWS ID: MO3048155) has 109 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 154 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc serves 154 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Des Peres or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 61 service connections. The operator address is listed in Des Peres, Missouri.

Question 3

What type of violations does Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc have?

Accepted Answer

Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc has 109 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 93 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc use?

Accepted Answer

Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc has 109 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 25% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 75% of that cohort has fewer violations than Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	20	2006
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	5	2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	3	2004
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	2000
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2003
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2003
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2003
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2003
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2003
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2003
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2003
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2003
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2003
Arsenic	MR	2	2003
Barium	MR	2	2003
Fluoride	MR	2	2003
Nickel	MR	2	2003
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	2003
Selenium	MR	2	2003
Styrene	MR	2	2003
Chromium	MR	2	2003
CYANIDE	MR	2	2003
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2003
Cadmium	MR	2	2003
Thallium, Total	MR	2	2003
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2003
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2003
Toluene	MR	2	2003
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2003
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2003

Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc

Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc standing, high SDWIS violation third

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Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Elm Hills Utility Operating Company Inc

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Cross-state systems with comparable violation load