Does Carthage, MO tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 13 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Carthage, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Carthage, MO tap water come from?

Carthage is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

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Carthage tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Carthage. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Carthage is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 14,637 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 13 violations across the community water system(s) serving Carthage, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

2

Community water systems
~14,637

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Carthage Pws

14,600 served · groundwater · PWSID MO5010142

Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in July 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Malfunction Junction

37 served · groundwater · PWSID MO5031602

Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between July 2024 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between August 2015 and June 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.