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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MO3210904

Lake Hills Motel

Warsaw, Missouri 65355-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 30 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

30
People served
318
EPA violations
88
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 318 drinking-water violations at Lake Hills Motel, 28% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

318
Total EPA violations on record
28%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
30
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lake Hills Motel

Lake Hills Motel is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 30 residents in Warsaw, Missouri (Benton County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 318 total violations for this system , of which 88 (28%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 204 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 175 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Missouri, EPA tracks 2,823 public water systems serving 5,855,885 people, with 201,695 cumulative violations and 54,821 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 71.4 violations. Statewide, 71 of 230 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (30.9%).

Lake Hills Motel's 318 violations sit above the Missouri average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
30
Total Violations
318
Health-Based Violations
88
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Benton
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
83
Monitoring Violations
204
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 175 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 70 2014
Public Notice Other 21 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2019
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 13 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 13 2020
Groundwater Rule TT 5 2012

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Lake Hills Motel.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MO3210904 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Missouri Drinking Water Authority

Missouri DNR, Public Drinking Water Branch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Lake Hills Motel under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MO regulator portal

Source: Missouri DNR, Public Drinking Water Branch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 13 SDWIS / MO3210904 / 8000
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / MO3210904 / 8000
2019 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 13 SDWIS / MO3210904 / 1038
2016 Public Notice Other 21 SDWIS / MO3210904 / 7500
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 175 SDWIS / MO3210904 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 70 SDWIS / MO3210904 / 3100
2012 Groundwater Rule TT 5 SDWIS / MO3210904 / 0700

How Lake Hills Motel Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Lake Hills Motel Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 318 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 88 19.4 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 30.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 30 2,074 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,823 regulated public water systems in Missouri.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lake Hills Motel water safe to drink? ▼
Lake Hills Motel (PWS ID: MO3210904) has 318 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 30 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lake Hills Motel serve? ▼
Lake Hills Motel serves 30 people in Warsaw, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Lake Hills Motel have? ▼
Lake Hills Motel has 318 total violations: 88 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 204 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lake Hills Motel water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lake Hills Motel under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lake Hills Motel use? ▼
Lake Hills Motel uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.