We read 21 results from Gerald Pws’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 5 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 1,383 people · Water system ID MO6010303 · 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 ND to 4.2 · sampled 2022 · 2025 report, page 2 | 4.2 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Ironhighest measured · range 0.0055 to 0.73 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.73 ppm | — | 0.3 ppm guideline | Above the guideline2.4x the guideline (taste, odor or stains; not a health limit) |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 2 | 2.9 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal14x the health goal |
| Radium (combined 226 + 228)highest measured · range 1.1 to 1.5 · sampled 2022 · 2025 report, page 2 | 1.5 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Radium-226highest measured · range 1.1 to 1.5 · sampled 2022 · 2025 report, page 2 | 1.5 pCi/L | 0.05 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goal30x the health goal |
| Bariumhighest measured · range 0.26 to 0.34 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.34 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chloridehighest measured · range ND to 5.63 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 5.63 ppm | — | 250 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.09 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Manganesehighest measured · range ND to 0.0026 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.0026 ppm | — | 0.05 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range 0.1 to 0.49 · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.49 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| pHhighest measured · range 7.86 to 8.06 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 8.06 | — | — | Normal range |
| Sulfatehighest measured · range 12.9 to 15.1 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 15.1 ppm | — | 250 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Total dissolved solidshighest measured · range 270 to 310 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 310 ppm | — | 500 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Zinchighest measured · range 0.04 to 0.35 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.35 ppm | — | 5 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Alkalinityhighest measured · range 248 to 301 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 301 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
| Calciumhighest measured · range 45 to 51.3 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 51.3 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
| Hardnesshighest measured · range 15.2 to 17.8 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 17.8 gpg (305 ppm) | — | — | Very hard |
| Magnesiumhighest measured · range 35.5 to 43 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 43 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
| Nickelhighest measured · range ND to 1.01 · printed as 0.00101 MG/L · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 1.01 ppb | None set | None | No health limit |
| Potassiumhighest measured · range 1.34 to 1.6 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 1.6 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
| Sodiumhighest measured · range 3.6 to 4.29 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 3 | 4.29 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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