Drinking Water Monitoring
Drinking Water Monitoring
The Public Drinking Water Branch's monitoring section is charged with ensuring Missouri public water supplies comply with state and federal rules and regulations and provide safe drinking water to all citizens.
Individual water systems are required to submit samples of their water for laboratory testing to verify the water they are serving to the public meets all federal and state standards. How often and where samples are taken varies by system and contaminant.
Courier Pick-up Points for Samples
Sample Collection Techniques for Coliform Analysis
Bacteriological Sampling Schedule
Order Bacteriological Water Analysis Sample Bottles
Laboratories Certified for Drinking Water Analysis
Microbiological Analysis Report, Form--MO 780-0438
Department of Health and Senior Services Private Drinking Water Testing
Department of Health and Senior Services Public Drinking Water Testing
Backflow Prevention
Disinfection information
Chlorine monitoring
* Fact sheet for public drinking water systems, publication 2730
Chlorine conversion in routine maintenance of public drinking water systems
- Template for water systems to customize and use to notify customers of temporary change in disinfectants
- Notification for Customers about Conversion to Free Chlorine: fact sheet for water systems to give customers, publication 2731
- Nitrification and Temporary Conversion from Chloramine to Free Chlorine: Technical fact sheet for water systems, publication 2646
For more information, contact your regional office.
Lead Information
EPA Lead information
Lead in Missouri
Schools – Lead in Water Prevention Tips
Lead information for Public Water Systems
Community Water Supply: A public water system that supplies water to the same population year-round
- Customized Lead Information Sheet: Fact sheet for water system to add contact information and provide to customers.
- Lead and Copper Results Delivery Certification Form water systems send back to the department, attesting that they notified customers of lead and copper sample results.
- Sample Letter for Customers Sample letter for water systems to provide to customers
Nontransient Noncommunity Water Supplies: A public water system that regularly supplies water to at least 25 of the same people at least six months per year. Some examples are schools, factories, office buildings, and hospitals which have their own water systems.
- Customizable Lead Information Sheet Fact sheet for water system to add contact information and provide to customers.
- Lead and Copper Results Delivery Certification Form water systems send back to the department, attesting that they notified those using the facility of lead and copper sample results.
- Sample Letter for Customers Sample letter for water systems to provide to customers
Customer Notification of Lead and Copper Results
- Community customer notification
- Community lead certification form
- Community lead letter
- Lead in drinking water
- Nontransient noncommunity customer notification
- Nontransient noncommunity lead certification form
- Nontransient noncommunity lead letter
Documents Included in Sample Kit
Lead and Copper Information for New Water Systems
- Copper in Missouri drinking water
- Establishing a lead and copper site sampling plan for community water systems
- Establishing a lead and copper site sampling plan for nontransient noncommunity water systems
- Lead and copper chain of custody example
- Lead and copper chain of custody form instructions and courier-information
- Lead in drinking water
- Lead in Missouri drinking water
- News release example
- Questions and answers about lead and copper sampling
- Sample site request form community water system
- Sample site request form nontransient noncommunity water system
Lead Public Education Documents
- Lead and copper public education certification community water system
- Lead and copper public education certification-nontransient noncommunity water system
- Lead and copper public education community-water system
- Lead and copper public education nontransient noncommunity water system
Routine Lead and Copper Monitoring Documents