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Community Water System · PWS MO5030473

Starlight Village

Branson West, Missouri 65737-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 65 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

65
People served
1,468
EPA violations
282
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,468 drinking-water violations at Starlight Village, 19% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

1,468
Total EPA violations on record
19%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
65
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Starlight Village

Starlight Village is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 65 residents in Branson West, Missouri (Stone County) through 22 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,468 total violations for this system , of which 282 (19%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,027 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 631 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, 162 of 230 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (70.4%).

Starlight Village's 1,468 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
65
Total Violations
1,468
Health-Based Violations
282
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
22
County
Stone
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
230
Monitoring Violations
1,027
Treatment Tech Violations
52

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 631 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 230 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 179 2024
Public Notice Other 115 2024
E. COLI MR 57 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 43 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 36 2015
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 14 2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 2007
Groundwater Rule TT 5 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2005
Radium-226 MR 4 2009
Radium-228 MR 4 2009
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2011
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2011
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2011
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2011
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2011
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2011
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2011
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2011
Toluene MR 4 2011
Styrene MR 4 2011
Arsenic MR 4 2011
Barium MR 4 2011
Cadmium MR 4 2011
Fluoride MR 4 2011

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 Starlight Village.

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 MO5030473 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 Starlight Village 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 179 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 8000
2024 Public Notice Other 115 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 7500
2024 Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 4 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 0400
2023 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 14 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 1038
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 43 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 57 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 3014
2016 Groundwater Rule TT 5 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 0700
2016 Groundwater Rule Other 2 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 0700
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 631 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 3100
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 230 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 3100
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 36 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 7000
2011 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 2378
2011 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 2964
2011 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 2977
2011 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5030473 / 2979

How Starlight Village Compares

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

Metric Starlight Village Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,468 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 282 19.4 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 70.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 65 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 Starlight Village water safe to drink? ▼
Starlight Village (PWS ID: MO5030473) has 1468 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 65 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Starlight Village serve? ▼
Starlight Village serves 65 people in Branson West, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 22 service connections.
What type of violations does Starlight Village have? ▼
Starlight Village has 1,468 total violations: 282 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,027 monitoring/reporting violations, and 52 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Starlight Village water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Starlight Village under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Starlight Village use? ▼
Starlight Village uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.