- Associated Press - Saturday, April 9, 2016

Here are the 14 Missouri water systems with lead level samples that have exceeded the 15 parts per billion federal standard based on data provided by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Information System. All but one of the 14 systems is private, the lone exception being the water system in Waverly, a western Missouri town of 840 residents. All 14 use ground water as a source:

-Spinnaker Point in Lake Ozark. Population served: 75. Samples over limit since 2010: 4. Highest sample: 47.5 parts per billion.

-Eastbourough Subdivision in Rogersville. Population served: 144. Samples over limit since 2010: 3. Highest sample: 68.1 parts per billion.

-Ava Head Start in Ava. Population served: 75 (preschool center). Samples over limit since 2010: 5. Highest sample: 308.1 parts per billion.

-Waverly water system in Waverly. Population served: 840. Samples over limit since 2010: 2. Highest sample: 99.8 parts per billion.

-Hawks Nest Condominium Association in O’Fallon. Population served: 35. Samples over limit since 2010: 3. Highest sample: 69.7 parts per billion.

-Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka. Population served: 3,200. Samples over limit since 2010: 1. Highest sample: 112.0 parts per billion.

-Red Oak Subdivision in St. Louis. Population served: 50. Samples over limit since 2010: 2. Highest sample: 44.6 parts per billion.

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-Riverview Mobil Home Park in Union. Population served: 145. Samples over limit since 2010: 2. Highest sample: 35.1 parts per billion.

-Pelican Bay Condominiums in Lake Ozark. Population served: 175. Samples over limit since 2010: 1. Highest sample: 37.6 parts per billion.

-Lakepointe Condominiums in Chesterfield. Population served: 35. Samples over limit since 2010: 2. Highest sample: 23.5 parts per billion.

-Riverview Nursing Center in Mokane. Population served: 30. Samples over limit since 2010: 1. Highest sample: 22.7 parts per billion.

-Missouri American-Riverside Estates in Joplin. Population served: 742. Samples over limit since 2010: 1. Highest sample: 37.0 parts per billion.

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-Paradise Landing/Kimberling Shores in Kimberling City. Population served: 33. Samples over limit since 2010: 1. Highest sample: 15.1 parts per billion.

-Fugate Mobil Home Park in Pittsburg. Population served: 100. Samples over limit since 2010: 1. Highest sample: 15.2 parts per billion.

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