James River Addition, MO
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.65 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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.
About James River Addition
James River Addition serves about 240 people through 96 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Greene County, Missouri. EPA system ID: MO5036115; phone on file: 417-343-1064. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
James River Addition's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (0.56 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for James River Addition is 0.93 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.65 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.56 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.56 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.93 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.93 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.85 ppb |
How James River Addition 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. James River Addition's 0.65 ppb sits at the 44th percentile in Missouri and the 45th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
28 other systems share Greene County; 18 of them have a higher latest lead result than James River Addition. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Utilities Of Springfield | 210,898 | 5.1 ppb |
| Republic Pws | 16,100 | 1.65 ppb |
| Greene County Pwsd 1 | 9,168 | 3.52 ppb |
| Willard Pws | 8,400 | 3.92 ppb |
| Strafford Pws | 2,600 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ash Grove Pws | 1,512 | 4.4 ppb |
| Greene County Pwsd 5 | 1,500 | 3.68 ppb |
| Walnut Grove Pws | 762 | 0 (not detected) |
| Greene County Pwsd 6 | 485 | 2.35 ppb |
| The Willows Utility Company | 315 | 0.99 ppb |
Next steps for Turner, MO
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Turner, 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 James River Addition 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.