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Community Water System · PWS MO5031340

Ocwc Sweetwater Beach

Kimberling City, Missouri 65686-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 63 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

63
People served
313
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 313 drinking-water violations at Ocwc Sweetwater Beach, 2% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

313
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
63
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ocwc Sweetwater Beach

Ocwc Sweetwater Beach is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 63 residents in Kimberling City, Missouri (Barry County) through 54 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 313 total violations for this system , of which 6 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 276 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 16 violations (Other). 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%).

Ocwc Sweetwater Beach's 313 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
63
Total Violations
313
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
54
County
Barry
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
276
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 16 2020
TTHM MR 16 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 16 2019
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 14 2019
Public Notice Other 9 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2019
Groundwater Rule TT 6 2016
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2017
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2017
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2017
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2017
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2017
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2017
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2017
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2017
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2017
Benzene MR 4 2017
Toluene MR 4 2017
Styrene MR 4 2017
Arsenic MR 4 2017
Barium MR 4 2017
Cadmium MR 4 2017
Mercury MR 4 2017
Selenium MR 4 2017
Endrin MR 4 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 4 2014
Toxaphene MR 4 2014
Dalapon MR 4 2014
OXAMYL MR 4 2014
Simazine MR 4 2014

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 Ocwc Sweetwater Beach.

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 MO5031340 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 Ocwc Sweetwater Beach 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
2021 Public Notice Other 9 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 7500
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 16 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 7000
2019 TTHM MR 16 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2950
2019 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 16 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2456
2019 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 14 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 1038
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 5000
2017 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2378
2017 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2964
2017 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2969
2017 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2980
2017 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2983
2017 Trichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2984
2017 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2985
2017 Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2987
2017 CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 SDWIS / MO5031340 / 2989

How Ocwc Sweetwater Beach Compares

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

Metric Ocwc Sweetwater Beach Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 313 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 63 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 Ocwc Sweetwater Beach water safe to drink? ▼
Ocwc Sweetwater Beach (PWS ID: MO5031340) has 313 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 63 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Ocwc Sweetwater Beach serve? ▼
Ocwc Sweetwater Beach serves 63 people in Kimberling City, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 54 service connections.
What type of violations does Ocwc Sweetwater Beach have? ▼
Ocwc Sweetwater Beach has 313 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 276 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Ocwc Sweetwater Beach water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Ocwc Sweetwater Beach under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Ocwc Sweetwater Beach use? ▼
Ocwc Sweetwater Beach 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.