- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 4 samples, average 0.80 ppt, highest 3.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Mar 2024–Jan 2025)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 1.28 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
- Health-standard violation: Surface Water Treatment Rules, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Jun 2023–Jul 2023 (EPA SDWIS)
Public EPA test results
Can you drink West Plains tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID MO4010853 · serves West Plains, MO · about 12,864 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
West Plains PWS (EPA MO4010853)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For West Plains's main utility, West Plains PWS: 1 health-standard violation since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS). PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for West Plains PWS, as of October 14, 2026
Health-standard violation: Surface Water Treatment Rules, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Jun 2023–Jul 2023 (EPA SDWIS).
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 1.28 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does West Plains PWS use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in West Plains PWS's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)