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Public water-system records for Nixa, MO from EPA SDWIS.
Nixa Pws
Active health-based drinking-water issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 24,532 people
Nixa Pws Rde
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 2,900 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 PFASNo health-relevant impairment records shown among the assessment records in this report.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 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.
Christian County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 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
No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Fellows Lake
Annual mean: 0.043 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Hillcrest High School — Springfield, Missouri
Annual mean: 0.044 Parts per million
EPA primary exceedance count: 1 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 21.9 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C)
EPA primary exceedance count: 2 (PM10 24-hour 2006)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Reviewed: source records as of 2024
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 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
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
Toxics Release Inventory data — chemicals disposed on-site at reporting facilities.
Christian County Concrete
Open data source: View EPA TRI facility recordSites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
No records shown in this group.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
Christian County, MO
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Christian 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.
No FEMA flood-zone records shown for this report.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
Recent Incidents (last 5 years)
SPIRE MISSOURI INC. WEST
Incident date: Feb 4, 2025
Property damage: $18,438
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Christian County, MissouriPop. 93,114
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 | 7,255 | 9,478 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 15.2% | 16.4% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 17.9% | 18.1% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.8% | 37.6% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 8.6% | 9.9% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 77.8 | 75.8 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Nixa.
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EPA drinking water records on this page list 3 violations for Nixa Pws.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 11 violations for Nixa Pws Rde.
Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.
Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Nixa.
The monitoring station at Fellows Lake recorded an annual average of 0.043 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The monitoring station at Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri recorded an annual average of 0.044 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The monitoring station at Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri recorded an annual average of 21.9 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C) for particles (PM10) in 2025.
The radon data for Nixa covers Christian County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Nixa reports a life expectancy of 77.8 years in Christian 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 Nixa reports 7,255 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Christian 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 Nixa lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 8.2 micrograms per cubic meter in Christian 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. West near Nixa on Feb 26, 2020. The reported release was natural gas.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Spire Missouri Inc. West near Nixa on Feb 4, 2025. The reported release was natural gas.