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Community Water System · PWS MO5031511

Morningside Church Retreat

Blue Eye, Missouri 65611-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 360 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

360
People served
107
EPA violations
42
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 107 drinking-water violations at Morningside Church Retreat, 39% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

107
Total EPA violations on record
39%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
360
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Morningside Church Retreat

Morningside Church Retreat is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 360 residents in Blue Eye, Missouri (Stone County) through 180 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 107 total violations for this system , of which 42 (39%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 58 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 48 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%).

Morningside Church Retreat's 107 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
360
Total Violations
107
Health-Based Violations
42
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
180
County
Stone
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
42
Monitoring Violations
58
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 48 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 42 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2023
E. COLI MR 5 2011
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2022
Public Notice Other 3 2013

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 Morningside Church Retreat.

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 MO5031511 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 Morningside Church Retreat 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
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / MO5031511 / 5000
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / MO5031511 / 7000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 42 SDWIS / MO5031511 / 3100
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 48 SDWIS / MO5031511 / 3100
2013 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / MO5031511 / 7500
2011 E. COLI MR 5 SDWIS / MO5031511 / 3014

How Morningside Church Retreat Compares

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

Metric Morningside Church Retreat Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 107 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 42 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 360 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 Morningside Church Retreat water safe to drink? ▼
Morningside Church Retreat (PWS ID: MO5031511) has 107 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 360 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Morningside Church Retreat serve? ▼
Morningside Church Retreat serves 360 people in Blue Eye, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 180 service connections.
What type of violations does Morningside Church Retreat have? ▼
Morningside Church Retreat has 107 total violations: 42 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 58 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Morningside Church Retreat water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Morningside Church Retreat under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Morningside Church Retreat use? ▼
Morningside Church Retreat 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.