Chariton County Pwsd 2, MO
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.9 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Chariton County Pwsd 2 at a glance
Chariton County Pwsd 2 serves about 1,078 people through 450 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Chariton County, Missouri. EPA system ID: MO2024125; phone on file: 660-548-3565. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Chariton County Pwsd 2's lead record
That is up 2.71 ppb from 1.19 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Chariton County Pwsd 2 is 3.9 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.9 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.19 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.19 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.19 ppb |
| 2019 | 1.11 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.11 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.11 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How Chariton County Pwsd 2 compares
Of the 1,674 Missouri systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.04 ppb; 2 are over 15 ppb right now and 74 have gone over at some point. Chariton County Pwsd 2's 3.9 ppb sits at the 87th percentile in Missouri and the 87th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Chariton County
4 other systems share Chariton County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Chariton County Pwsd 2. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Pws | 1,620 | 1.3 ppb |
| Mo American Brunswick | 858 | 0 (not detected) |
| Keytesville Pws | 500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mendon Pws | 207 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Brunswick, MO may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Chariton County Pwsd 2 whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.