Is Saddlebrooke, MO tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Saddlebrooke has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Village of MO American Saddlebrooke, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
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 Saddlebrooke’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Village of MO American Saddlebrooke
Missouri · serves 440 people · under 100 in Saddlebrooke
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Forsyth PWS
Missouri · serves 2,730 people · under 100 in Saddlebrooke
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Saddlebrooke
The 3 labs Missouri certifies closest to Saddlebrooke, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Christian County Health Department Water Lab
Ozark, MO · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria
Missouri American Water Co.-Branson Metro Laboratory
Branson, MO · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
Taney County Health Department Laboratory
Branson, MO · about 12 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 MissouriWhich ZIP codes are in Saddlebrooke: 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 Saddlebrooke
Other towns in Christian County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Village of MO American Saddlebrooke’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water