We read 21 results from Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 5’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 4 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 485 people · Water system ID MO4021532 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross alpha (radioactivity)highest measured · range 4.5 to 4.5 · sampled 2021 · 2025 report, page 2 | 4.5 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.93 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal4.7x the health goal |
| Radium (combined 226 + 228)highest measured · range 2 to 2 · sampled 2021 · 2025 report, page 2 | 2 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Radium-226highest measured · range 2 to 2 · sampled 2021 · 2025 report, page 2 | 2 pCi/L | 0.05 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goal40x the health goal |
| Bariumhighest measured · range 0.04 to 0.04 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.04 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chloridehighest measured · range 33.6 to 33.6 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 33.6 ppm | — | 250 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.09 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.88 to 0.88 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.88 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Ironhighest measured · range 0.1 to 0.1 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.1 ppm | — | 0.3 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Manganesehighest measured · range 0.0042 to 0.0042 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.0042 ppm | — | 0.05 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range 0.05 to 0.05 · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.05 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| pHhighest measured · range 7.99 to 7.99 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 7.99 | — | — | Normal range |
| Total dissolved solidshighest measured · range 383 to 383 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 383 ppm | — | 500 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Zinchighest measured · range 0.009 to 0.009 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.009 ppm | — | 5 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Alkalinityhighest measured · range 390 to 390 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 390 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
| Calciumhighest measured · range 58.7 to 58.7 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 58.7 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
| Hardnesshighest measured · range 14.5 to 14.5 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 14.5 gpg (248 ppm) | — | — | Very hard |
| Magnesiumhighest measured · range 24.7 to 24.7 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 24.7 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
| Nickelhighest measured · range 2.19 to 2.19 · printed as 0.00219 MG/L · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 2.19 ppb | None set | None | No health limit |
| Potassiumhighest measured · range 5.75 to 5.75 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 5.75 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
| Sodiumhighest measured · range 41.4 to 41.4 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 3 | 41.4 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Radium and uranium
Found: Gross alpha (radioactivity), Radium (combined 226 + 228), Radium-226
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
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