Tap Water Quality Report
Tap water quality in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri
Tap water in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri receives a grade of D (67/100) from TapWaterSafety.org. It's served by SPRINGFIELD PWS. The most significant water quality concerns are: Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline; Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline; Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline. Data sources: EPA SDWIS, EPA ECHO, EWG Tap Water Database.
What's in SPRINGFIELD's tap water
Top water quality concerns identified by the EPA and Environmental Working Group across the utility serving SPRINGFIELD.
Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernHaloacetic acids (HAA9) detected at 30.6 ppb, 509x above the EWG health guideline of 0.06 ppb.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernTotal trihalomethanes (TTHMs) detected at 37.1 ppb, 247x above the EWG health guideline of 0.15 ppb.
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernHaloacetic acids (HAA5) detected at 18.6 ppb, 186x above the EWG health guideline of 0.1 ppb.
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All contaminants detected in SPRINGFIELD's tap water
Every contaminant identified, compared side-by-side against US EPA legal limits, the EU Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184), WHO Guidelines, and California's Public Health Goal. Why we show multiple standards →
| Contaminant | Detected | EWG US health-based |
EPA US legal |
EU DWD Europe |
WHO global |
CA PHG strictest US |
Tested sample year |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) Disinfection byproduct |
30.6 ppb | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | 509× over |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Disinfection byproduct |
37.1 ppb | 0.15 | 80.0 | 100 | — | — | — | 247× over |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) Disinfection byproduct |
18.6 ppb | 0.1 | 60.0 | 60 | — | — | — | 186× over |
| Bromodichloromethane Disinfection byproduct |
9.41 ppb | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | 157× over |
| Trichloroacetic acid Disinfection byproduct |
6.97 ppb | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 70× over |
| Chloroform Disinfection byproduct |
22.0 ppb | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 55× over |
| Dichloroacetic acid Disinfection byproduct |
10.3 ppb | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 52× over |
| Dibromoacetic acid Disinfection byproduct |
1.26 ppb | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | 42× over |
| Dibromochloromethane Disinfection byproduct |
4.01 ppb | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 40× over |
| Radium, combined (-226 and -228) Radiological |
0.55 pCi/L | 0.05 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 11× over |
| Nitrate and nitrite Inorganic |
0.923 ppm | 0.14 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10 | — | 6.6× over |
| Chromium (hexavalent) Heavy metal |
0.0893 ppb | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5× over |
| Chlorate Disinfection byproduct |
189.0 ppb | 210.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Bromoform Disinfection byproduct |
0.213 ppb | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Barium Heavy metal |
65.3 ppb | 700.0 | 2000.0 | — | 1300 | 2000 | — | Below guideline |
| Aluminum Heavy metal |
30.9 ppb | 600.0 | — | 200 | — | 600 | — | Below guideline |
| Vanadium Other |
0.167 ppb | 21.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) PFAS |
1.0 ppt | 2000.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Manganese Heavy metal |
0.023 ppb | 100.0 | — | 50 | 80 | — | — | Below guideline |
| Strontium Radiological |
0.0502 ppb | 1500.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Fluoride Inorganic |
0.534 ppm | — | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | Below guideline |
| Lithium Other |
3.57 ppb | — | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
All values in the unit of the detected level. Red cells indicate the detected level exceeds that standard. Some contaminants have limits in some jurisdictions but not others (shown as —). The "Tested" column shows the year each contaminant sample was collected.
Sources: US EPA, EU Drinking Water Directive 2020/2184, WHO Guidelines, California OEHHA PHGs, EWG Tap Water Database.
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