Lilbourn Tap Water Quality Report
Lilbourn's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
1 other system serving parts of Lilbourn reports results above guidelines — check which system bills you. NEW MADRID COUNTY PWSD 1 (1 above guidelines)
People Served
1,100
Health-based violations since 2020
2
LILBOURN PWS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Dec 2020 · LILBOURN PWS
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Lilbourn Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Lilbourn's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
LILBOURN PWS, Lilbourn's water system, serves 1,100 people. 1 other system also serves parts of Lilbourn. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to LILBOURN PWS's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for LILBOURN PWS is from Dec 2020.
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Lilbourn Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Lilbourn, MO
We read Lilbourn, MO’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs, 3 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 2 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 99 results on file
- No PFAS results on record
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Fluoride in Lilbourn's water
LILBOURN PWS
PWSID MO4010468
LILBOURN PWS reported 0.11 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
NEW MADRID COUNTY PWSD 1
PWSID MO4024415
No fluoride level in our data for NEW MADRID COUNTY PWSD 1. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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Recommended Water Filters for Lilbourn
Based on Lilbourn's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
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What Lilbourn's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Lilbourn includes iron, manganese and sulfate — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Lilbourn, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Lilbourn? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See New Madrid County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Lilbourn
Lilbourn's tap water measures 10.3 grains per gallon (176.8 mg/L) — hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for 10.3 gpg water in Lilbourn — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Missouri as a whole, read water softener cost in Missouri — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Lilbourn Tap Water
Lilbourn's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records 2 health-based violations for LILBOURN PWS that began after its latest compliance result on file (Dec 2020): Failure To Address Deficiency (Groundwater Rule), 2 violations, the first beginning on December 14, 2022 and the latest on August 6, 2023. Every such result predates them, so none can show the water met the standard since, and this page does not call the water safe.
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