Question 1

Is Rogersville PWS water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Rogersville PWS (PWS ID: MO5010699) has 168 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 5,602 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Rogersville PWS serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Rogersville PWS serves 5,602 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Rogersville or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,663 service connections. The operator address is listed in Rogersville, Missouri.

Question 3

What type of violations does Rogersville PWS have?

Accepted Answer

Rogersville PWS has 168 total violations: 74 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 87 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Rogersville PWS water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Rogersville PWS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Rogersville PWS use?

Accepted Answer

Rogersville PWS 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

Where does Rogersville PWS sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Rogersville PWS ranks #7,141 of 29,740 by people served, and #141 of 738 in Missouri. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Rogersville PWS's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Rogersville PWS has 168 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 17% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 83% of that cohort has fewer violations than Rogersville PWS. 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)	MCL	70	2001
Coliform (TCR)	MR	8	2000
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	7	2024
Groundwater Rule	MR	4	2021
Groundwater Rule	TT	4	2022
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	RPT	3	2024
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1996
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1996
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1996
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1996
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1996
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1996
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1996
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1996
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1996
Styrene	MR	2	1996
Antimony, Total	MR	2	1996
Arsenic	MR	2	1996
Cadmium	MR	2	1996
CYANIDE	MR	2	1996
Fluoride	MR	2	1996
Nickel	MR	2	1996
Selenium	MR	2	1996
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	1999
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1996
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1996
Benzene	MR	2	1996
Mercury	MR	2	1996
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	1996
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1996

Rogersville PWS

Rogersville PWS standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Rogersville PWS

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with similar served population