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Community Water System · PWS MO5036117

Liberty Utilities Moore Bend

Aurora, Missouri 65605-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 183 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

183
People served
227
EPA violations
27
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 227 drinking-water violations at Liberty Utilities Moore Bend, 12% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

227
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
183
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Liberty Utilities Moore Bend

Liberty Utilities Moore Bend is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 183 residents in Aurora, Missouri (Taney County) through 73 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 227 total violations for this system , of which 27 (12%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 158 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Groundwater Rule, recorded in 91 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%).

Liberty Utilities Moore Bend's 227 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
183
Total Violations
227
Health-Based Violations
27
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
73
County
Taney
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
22
Monitoring Violations
158
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule MR 91 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 33 2016
Public Notice Other 24 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 22 2016
E. COLI MR 15 2013
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 11 2013
Groundwater Rule TT 5 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2015
Groundwater Rule Other 3 2013
Radium-228 MR 1 2008
Radium-226 MR 1 2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1994

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 Liberty Utilities Moore Bend.

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 MO5036117 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 Liberty Utilities Moore Bend 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
2017 Public Notice Other 24 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 7500
2016 Groundwater Rule MR 91 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 0700
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 33 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 3100
2016 Coliform (TCR) MCL 22 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 3100
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 7000
2013 E. COLI MR 15 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 3014
2013 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 11 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 1038
2013 Groundwater Rule TT 5 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 0700
2013 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 5000
2013 Groundwater Rule Other 3 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 0700
2008 Radium-228 MR 1 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 4030
2008 Radium-226 MR 1 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 4020
1994 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / MO5036117 / 4000

How Liberty Utilities Moore Bend Compares

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

Metric Liberty Utilities Moore Bend Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 227 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 27 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 183 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 Liberty Utilities Moore Bend water safe to drink? ▼
Liberty Utilities Moore Bend (PWS ID: MO5036117) has 227 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 183 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Liberty Utilities Moore Bend serve? ▼
Liberty Utilities Moore Bend serves 183 people in Aurora, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 73 service connections.
What type of violations does Liberty Utilities Moore Bend have? ▼
Liberty Utilities Moore Bend has 227 total violations: 27 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 158 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Liberty Utilities Moore Bend water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Liberty Utilities Moore Bend under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Liberty Utilities Moore Bend use? ▼
Liberty Utilities Moore Bend 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.