Deer Springs Water, MO
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
About Deer Springs Water
Deer Springs Water serves about 276 people through 92 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Burnet County, Missouri. EPA system ID: TX0270006; phone on file: 254-355-9124. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Deer Springs Water's lead record
That is down 29.4 ppb from 29.4 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Deer Springs Water is 29.4 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 29.4 ppb over 15 |
| 2022 | 1.3 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Deer Springs Water's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 18th percentile in Missouri and the 18th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
4 other systems share Burnet County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Deer Springs Water. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Council Creek Village | 333 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Silver Creek I Ii & Iii | 291 | 5.75 ppb |
| South Council Creek 2 | 111 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cassie Water System | 106 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Saint Louis, 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 Deer Springs Water 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. More in what a past exceedance means today.