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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MO4171151

Northwood Elementary School

Operator location Salem, Missouri - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 250 people served; 59 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

250
People served (this PWS)
59
EPA violations (this PWS)
8
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Northwood Elementary School standing, mid SDWIS violation third

250 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 14% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected.

The verdict

Northwood Elementary School lands in the middle third by violation volume (59), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is smaller (250; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 14% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

59
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
250
People served by this PWS (SDWIS)
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1
County
Dent
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
47
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 35 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 11 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2009
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2017

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Northwood Elementary School has 59 recorded EPA violations, 61% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 39% carry more. 14% of this system's own violations are health-based (8 of 59), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

59 Around the middle fewer violations than 39% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHpA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/10/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/10/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/10/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/10/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/10/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/10/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 12/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 12/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 12/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 12/9/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 12/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 12/9/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 12/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 12/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 12/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 12/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 12/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 12/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 12/9/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 12/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 12/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 12/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 12/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 12/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 12/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 12/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 12/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Northwood Elementary School

EPA SDWIS lists 250 people served and 1 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Missouri DNR, Public Drinking Water Branch

Nationwide peers

59 violations · 250 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Northwood Elementary School

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Missouri compares on the same EPA violation measures. Missouri systems
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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater