Is Camdenton, MO tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 15 utilities serving Camdenton has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Cedar Green.
Camdenton PWS, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 10.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Camdenton’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Camdenton PWS
Missouri · serves 3,960 people · about 160 in Camdenton
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 10.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Camden County PWSD 2
Missouri · serves 1,600 people · about 100 in Camdenton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Camden County PWSD 3
Missouri · serves 1,650 people · under 100 in Camdenton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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J Bar H Estates
Missouri · serves 40 people · under 100 in Camdenton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Seven Trails West Subd
Missouri · serves 435 people · under 100 in Camdenton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cedar Green
Missouri · serves 135 people · under 100 in Camdenton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Lakeside Landing
Missouri · serves 110 people · under 100 in Camdenton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Watkins Subdivision
Missouri · serves 70 people · under 100 in Camdenton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Minnowbrook Estates
Missouri · serves 100 people · under 100 in Camdenton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lakeside at Cross Creek
Missouri · serves 105 people · under 100 in Camdenton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
5 more utilities in Camdenton
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Camdenton than those above.
- Southway Terrace MHPserves 75 people · under 100 in Camdenton · no health-based violations since 2016
- Brookview Apartmentsserves 172 people · lists Camdenton among the places it serves · no health-based violations since 2016
- Forest Ridge Subdivisionserves 35 people · lists Camdenton among the places it serves · no health-based violations since 2016
- Park Place Master Assnserves 545 people · based in Camdenton · no health-based violations since 2016
- Makalu Estatesserves 75 people · based in Camdenton · no health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Camdenton PWS’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Camdenton
The 3 labs Missouri certifies closest to Camdenton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Lake of the Ozarks Water Services
Camdenton, MO · under a mile
Certified for bacteria
Total Water Laboratories LLC
Camdenton, MO · under a mile
Certified for bacteria
Alpha Engineering and Surveying LLC
Osage Beach, MO · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
Missouri State Public Health Laboratory: Coliform and E. coli testing for private wells and other private drinking water sources, in kits from your local public health agency. A free state courier can carry the sample to the lab overnight. The handling fee is $10, by check or money order. Private Drinking Water Bacteriological Testing, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
All 64 certified labs for MissouriZIP codes in Camdenton
Which ZIP codes are in Camdenton: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Missouri DNR, certified microbiological and chemical laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Camdenton
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Camdenton PWS’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water