Blue Springs
Blue Springs, MO water profile — supply sources, drought status, wastewater reuse, and the key water issues facing the city.
blue springs pws
surface water (rivers/reservoirs) · local government · PWSID MO1010080
Below EPA's 15 ppb lead action level at last testing.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) · 2026 Q1
Blue Springs is a small but growing city and the 11th-largest in Missouri, home to roughly 54,148 residents. Blue Springs's drinking water comes largely from the same regional sources that serve Missouri: Missouri River, Mississippi River, and Ozark aquifer.
As elsewhere in Missouri, the central challenge is aging infrastructure. Major rivers provide ample supply; aging systems are the main vulnerability.
Missouri reuses an estimated 4% of its treated wastewater and maintains minimal reuse programs; Blue Springs tracks abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions on the U.S. Drought Monitor scale.
Explore the Missouri profile for statewide context, or dig into the water issues shaping Blue Springs below.
Jackson County water quality
Source: EPA SDWIS · 2026 Q1
At a glance
- Population ~54,148 (11th-largest in Missouri)
- Primary sources: Missouri River, Mississippi River, and Ozark aquifer
- Drought: abnormally dry to moderate conditions
- State reuse rate: ~4% of wastewater
Statewide drought history
% of Missouri in severe+ drought (Moderate (D1) now).
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
Common questions
Is tap water safe in Blue Springs?
Blue Springs's largest water system, BLUE SPRINGS PWS, serves about 61,084 people. EPA records show 0 health-based violation(s) since 2016 and a most-recent 90th-percentile lead level of 2.8 ppb (EPA action level is 15 ppb). Always check your own provider's annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Where does Blue Springs get its water?
BLUE SPRINGS PWS draws primarily from surface water (rivers/reservoirs), part of Missouri's supply from Missouri River, Mississippi River, Ozark aquifer.
Related water issues
Aging Infrastructure
Much of America's water infrastructure is decades past its design life, leaking trillions of gallons a year and demanding hundreds of billions in reinvestment.
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