- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 4 of 8 samples, average 6.46 µg/L, highest 15.8 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jun 2024–Dec 2024)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 1.65 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Republic tap water? What EPA records show
EPA MO5010681 · serves Republic, MO · about 16,100 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Republic PWS (EPA MO5010681)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Republic's main utility, Republic PWS: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (MO5010681) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Republic PWS, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (MO5010681) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Republic PWS (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 1.65 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; 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.
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Does Republic PWS use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Republic PWS's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.