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Community Water System · PWS MO6030106

Town of Charmwood

Stanton, Missouri 63079-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 28 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

28
People served
759
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 759 drinking-water violations at Town of Charmwood, 2% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

759
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
28
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Town of Charmwood

Town of Charmwood is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 28 residents in Stanton, Missouri (Franklin County) through 13 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 759 total violations for this system , of which 18 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 674 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 655 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%).

Town of Charmwood's 759 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
28
Total Violations
759
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
13
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
674
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 655 2009
Public Notice Other 46 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 21 2009
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 1998
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2024
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 1993
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 5 2009

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 Charmwood.

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 MO6030106 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 Charmwood 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 8 SDWIS / MO6030106 / 5000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 655 SDWIS / MO6030106 / 3100
2009 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 21 SDWIS / MO6030106 / 7000
2009 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 5 SDWIS / MO6030106 / 1038
2008 Public Notice Other 46 SDWIS / MO6030106 / 7500
1998 Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 SDWIS / MO6030106 / 3100
1993 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 SDWIS / MO6030106 / 4000

How Town of Charmwood Compares

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

Metric Town of Charmwood Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 759 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 28 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 Charmwood water safe to drink? ▼
Town of Charmwood (PWS ID: MO6030106) has 759 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 28 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Town of Charmwood serve? ▼
Town of Charmwood serves 28 people in Stanton, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 13 service connections.
What type of violations does Town of Charmwood have? ▼
Town of Charmwood has 759 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 674 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 Charmwood water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Town of Charmwood under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Town of Charmwood use? ▼
Town of Charmwood 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.