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Community Water System · PWS MO5048161

Bull Creek Village

Bull Creek, Missouri 65616-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

400
People served
362
EPA violations
44
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 362 drinking-water violations at Bull Creek Village, 12% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

362
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
400
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bull Creek Village

Bull Creek Village is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 400 residents in Bull Creek, Missouri (Taney County) through 34 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 362 total violations for this system , of which 44 (12%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 297 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 80 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%).

Bull Creek Village's 362 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
400
Total Violations
362
Health-Based Violations
44
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
34
County
Taney
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
43
Monitoring Violations
297
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 80 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 43 2009
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 19 1993
Arsenic MR 13 1993
Cadmium MR 13 1993
Chromium MR 13 1993
CYANIDE MR 13 1993
Fluoride MR 13 1993
Mercury MR 13 1993
Nickel MR 13 1993
Antimony, Total MR 13 1993
Beryllium, Total MR 13 1993
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 2021
Barium MR 13 1993
Thallium, Total MR 13 1993
Selenium MR 13 1993
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2011
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 2024
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 2 1995
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1995
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 1995
Benzene MR 1 1995
CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 1995
Ethylbenzene MR 1 1995
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1995
Styrene MR 1 1995
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1995
Xylenes, Total MR 1 1995
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 1995

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 Bull Creek 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 MO5048161 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 Bull Creek 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
2025 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 2456
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 5200
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 80 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 3100
2013 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 7000
2011 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 5000
2010 Groundwater Rule TT 1 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 0700
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 43 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 3100
1995 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 1038
1995 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 2977
1995 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 2983
1995 Benzene MR 1 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 2990
1995 CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 2989
1995 Ethylbenzene MR 1 SDWIS / MO5048161 / 2992

How Bull Creek Village Compares

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

Metric Bull Creek Village Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 362 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 44 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 400 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 Bull Creek Village water safe to drink? ▼
Bull Creek Village (PWS ID: MO5048161) has 362 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 400 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bull Creek Village serve? ▼
Bull Creek Village serves 400 people in Bull Creek, Missouri. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 34 service connections.
What type of violations does Bull Creek Village have? ▼
Bull Creek Village has 362 total violations: 44 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 297 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bull Creek Village water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bull Creek Village under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bull Creek Village use? ▼
Bull Creek 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.