Bates County Pwsd 1
EPA ID: MO1024030 · 268 people served · 1 ZIP code
Although compliance varies widely among water utilities nationally, Bates County Pwsd 1 stand out with zero EPA violations over five consecutive monitoring years, delivering safe tap water to 268 residents and showing no enforcement activity across the entire reporting span.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 3 (2021) to 1 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Bates County Pwsd 1 Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Bates County Pwsd 1 serves a community with a median household income of $46,121 and an estimated 6,550 residents across its service area. Approximately 69% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 50% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
🌊 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Bates County Pwsd 1's water is drawn from rivers, lakes, or reservoirs. Surface water sources are more exposed to agricultural runoff, stormwater, and upstream discharges, but they typically receive more intensive treatment before reaching your tap.
About 2% of homes in Bates County, Missouri rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 1 detection recorded.
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Missouri
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Bates County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID: MO1024030) is a community water system in Missouri that serves approximately 268 people from surface water sources.
This system serves ZIP code 64730 in Butler.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by MO or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.
- 64730 — Butler
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Bates County Pwsd 1 (MO1024030) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bates County Pwsd 1 water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Bates County Pwsd 1 has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Bates County Pwsd 1 serve?
Bates County Pwsd 1 serves approximately 268 people across 1 ZIP code in Missouri.
Where does Bates County Pwsd 1 get its water?
The primary water source is surface water.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.