Willard Pws, MO
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.92 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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.
Who runs the water here
Willard Pws serves about 8,400 people through 3,567 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Greene County, Missouri. EPA system ID: MO5010860. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
That is up 3.92 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Willard Pws is 3.92 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.92 ppb |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 1.35 ppb |
| 2018 | 1.35 ppb |
| 2018 | 1.35 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.61 ppb |
Against other Missouri systems
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. Willard Pws's 3.92 ppb sits at the 88th percentile in Missouri and the 87th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Greene County
28 other systems share Greene County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Willard Pws. 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 |
| 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 |
| Silver Bell Mhp | 300 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Willard, MO
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Willard, 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 Willard Pws 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.