Community Water System · PWS MO5036180

Liberty Utilities Venice

Aurora, Missouri 65605-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

1,100
People served: 400
EPA violations: 89
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 400 drinking-water violations at Liberty Utilities Venice, 22% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

400
Total EPA violations on record: 22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 1,100
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Liberty Utilities Venice

Liberty Utilities Venice is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,100 residents in Aurora, Missouri (Taney County) through 380 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 400 total violations for this system , of which 89 (22%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 239 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 83 violations (MCL, health-based). 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 Venice's 400 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

1,100

Total Violations

400

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 380
County: Taney
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 83
Monitoring Violations: 239
Treatment Tech Violations: 6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	83	2015
Coliform (TCR)	MR	60	2014
Public Notice	Other	43	2015
E. COLI	MR	23	2013
Nitrate-Nitrite	MR	14	2016
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	10	2016
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	8	2013
Groundwater Rule	Other	7	2015
Groundwater Rule	TT	6	2015
Radium-226	MR	5	2011
Radium-228	MR	5	2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2014
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2014
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2014
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2014
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2014
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2014
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2014
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2014
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2014
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2014
Benzene	MR	4	2014
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2014
Barium	MR	4	2014
Cadmium	MR	4	2014
Chromium	MR	4	2014
Fluoride	MR	4	2014
Thallium, Total	MR	4	2014
Selenium	MR	4	2014
Carbon tetrachloride	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 Liberty Utilities Venice.

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 MO5036180 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 Venice 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
2016	Nitrate-Nitrite	MR	14	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 1038
2016	Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	10	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 7000
2015	Coliform (TCR)	MCL	83	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 3100
2015	Public Notice	Other	43	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 7500
2015	Groundwater Rule	Other	7	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 0700
2015	Groundwater Rule	TT	6	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 0700
2014	Coliform (TCR)	MR	60	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 3100
2014	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 2380
2014	Xylenes, Total	MR	4	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 2955
2014	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 2964
2014	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 2968
2014	Vinyl chloride	MR	4	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 2976
2014	1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 2977
2014	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 2979
2014	1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	SDWIS / MO5036180 / 2980

How Liberty Utilities Venice Compares

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

Metric	Liberty Utilities Venice	Missouri avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	400	71.4	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	89	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	1,100	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 Venice water safe to drink? ▼

Liberty Utilities Venice (PWS ID: MO5036180) has 400 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,100 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Liberty Utilities Venice serve? ▼

Liberty Utilities Venice serves 1,100 people in Aurora, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 380 service connections.

What type of violations does Liberty Utilities Venice have? ▼

Liberty Utilities Venice has 400 total violations: 89 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 239 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Liberty Utilities Venice water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Liberty Utilities Venice under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Liberty Utilities Venice use? ▼

Liberty Utilities Venice 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.