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Public water-system records for Kirkwood, MO from EPA SDWIS.
Kirkwood Pws
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 28,000 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Grand Glaize Creek-Meramec River
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Mercury, Pathogens
Affected uses: Ecological, Fishconsumption, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
No NPDES-permitted facility records with current violation flags surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
St. Louis County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 40-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 40 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.
St. Louis: Ozone
NonattainmentSerious8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
Maintenance areas
Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.
St. Louis
PM2.5 · PM-2.5 (1997 Standard)
Classification: Moderate
Original designation: Apr 2005
Current design value: 9.9 µg/m³ (2023-2025)
St. Louis Area
CO · Carbon Monoxide (1971 Standard)
Classification: Not Classified
Original designation: Nov 1990
Current design value: 1.6 ppm (2023-2025)
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
29-183-9004 — Augusta, Missouri
Annual mean: 3.3 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Arnold West
Annual mean: 10.9 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 0.044 Parts per million
EPA primary exceedance count: 4 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Basf Corp - St. Louis
Reported: 2024
EPA records for current, proposed and formerly listed Superfund sites on the National Priorities List (NPL).
Open data source: Search EPA ECHOEPA FRS Registry ID 110009294389
Reported: Nov 2021
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO2 sites with active cleanup or investigation status
3305 Martin Luther King Dr, St. Louis
Reported: Feb 2026
3309 Martin Luther King Dr, St. Louis
Reported: Feb 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
Release reports
Reported: Dec 2021
Reported: Dec 2021
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.
St. Louis County, MO
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
St. Louis County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Minimal flood hazard — outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
Recent Incidents (last 5 years)
SPIRE MISSOURI INC. EAST
Incident date: Jan 3, 2025
Property damage: $2,300
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
St. Louis County, MissouriPop. 990,414
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 9,071 | 9,478 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 14.6% | 16.4% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 16.2% | 18.1% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.1% | 37.6% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 9.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 9.4% | 9.9% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 76.8 | 75.8 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Kirkwood.
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The EPA drinking water records available here list no violations for Kirkwood Pws.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Kirkwood.
The monitoring station at 29-183-9004, Augusta, Missouri recorded an annual average of 3.3 Parts per billion for sulfur dioxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Arnold West recorded an annual average of 10.9 Parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Arnold West recorded an annual average of 0.044 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The radon data for Kirkwood covers St. Louis County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.
This city report shows 1 Superfund site: Valley Park Tce.
This city report shows 2 brownfield sites: 3305 Martin Luther King Dr; 3309 Martin Luther King Dr.
The county data for Kirkwood reports a life expectancy of 76.8 years in St. Louis County, Missouri.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Kirkwood reports 9,071 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in St. Louis County, Missouri. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Kirkwood lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 9.2 micrograms per cubic meter in St. Louis County, Missouri.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Spire Missouri Inc. East near Kirkwood on Jan 3, 2025. The reported release was natural gas.