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Community Water System · PWS MO3010441

Lake Ozark PWS

Operator location Lake Ozark, Missouri - 52% of 100 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 2,007 served per SDWIS.

2,007
People served (this PWS) Middle third of systems
100
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
52
Health-based (this PWS) Upper third by health-based share
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result
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Lake Ozark PWS standing, high SDWIS violation third

52% of 100 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 52% is upper-third health share (> 23%). Population rank #13,501 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Lake Ozark PWS sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (100), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,007 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 52% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

#13,501 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#314 of 738
Population · MO
100
Total EPA violations on record
52%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

F
Water Safety Score
10/100
Lake Ozark PWS

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F
52
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
48
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination N/A
Not UCMR5-tested
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,026
County
Miller
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
48
Monitoring Violations
26
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 48 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 20 2013
Public Notice Other 8 2016
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2022
Groundwater Rule TT 4 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 1995
Groundwater Rule Other 1 2015
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2024
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1995

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Lake Ozark PWS has 100 recorded EPA violations, 73% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 27% carry more. 52% of this system's own violations are health-based (52 of 100), and it ranks #13,501 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

100 Around the middle fewer violations than 27% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Lake Ozark PWS plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Lake Ozark PWS-100, 52%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

Health-based violations on Lake Ozark PWS

52 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for MO3010441.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Missouri DNR, Public Drinking Water Branch

Nationwide peers

100 violations · 2,007 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems near this population served

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Lake Ozark PWS

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Missouri compares on the same EPA violation measures. Missouri systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

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