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Community Water System · PWS MO4024419

New Madrid County PWSD 5

Gideon, Missouri 63848-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,800 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,800
People served
84
EPA violations
25
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 84 drinking-water violations at New Madrid County PWSD 5, 30% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

84
Total EPA violations on record
30%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,800
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: New Madrid County PWSD 5

New Madrid County PWSD 5 is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,800 residents in Gideon, Missouri (New Madrid County) through 839 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 84 total violations for this system , of which 25 (30%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 43 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 28 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, 162 of 230 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (70.4%).

New Madrid County PWSD 5's 84 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
1,800
Total Violations
84
Health-Based Violations
25
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
839
County
New Madrid
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
25
Monitoring Violations
43
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 28 2014
Coliform (TCR) MCL 25 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2021
Public Notice Other 6 2015
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 2019
E. COLI MR 4 2015
Radium-226 MR 3 2009
Radium-228 MR 3 2009
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2024

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 New Madrid County PWSD 5.

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 MO4024419 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 New Madrid County PWSD 5 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 1 SDWIS / MO4024419 / 5000
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / MO4024419 / 7000
2019 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / MO4024419 / 1038
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 25 SDWIS / MO4024419 / 3100
2015 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / MO4024419 / 7500
2015 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / MO4024419 / 3014
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 28 SDWIS / MO4024419 / 3100
2009 Radium-226 MR 3 SDWIS / MO4024419 / 4020
2009 Radium-228 MR 3 SDWIS / MO4024419 / 4030

How New Madrid County PWSD 5 Compares

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

Metric New Madrid County PWSD 5 Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 84 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 25 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 1,800 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 New Madrid County PWSD 5 water safe to drink? ▼
New Madrid County PWSD 5 (PWS ID: MO4024419) has 84 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,800 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does New Madrid County PWSD 5 serve? ▼
New Madrid County PWSD 5 serves 1,800 people in Gideon, Missouri. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 839 service connections.
What type of violations does New Madrid County PWSD 5 have? ▼
New Madrid County PWSD 5 has 84 total violations: 25 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 43 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in New Madrid County PWSD 5 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for New Madrid County PWSD 5 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does New Madrid County PWSD 5 use? ▼
New Madrid County PWSD 5 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.