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Community Water System · PWS MO5048754

Lake Meadows MHP

Bolivar, Missouri 65613-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
139
EPA violations
66
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 139 drinking-water violations at Lake Meadows MHP, 47% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

139
Total EPA violations on record
47%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lake Meadows MHP

Lake Meadows MHP is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Bolivar, Missouri (Polk County) through 40 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 139 total violations for this system , of which 66 (47%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 68 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 66 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, 71 of 230 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (30.9%).

Lake Meadows MHP's 139 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
100
Total Violations
139
Health-Based Violations
66
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
40
County
Polk
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
66
Monitoring Violations
68
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 66 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 56 2009
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2016
TTHM MR 4 2016
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 1993
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2025
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 1 1999
Lead and Copper Rule 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 Lake Meadows MHP.

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 MO5048754 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 Lake Meadows MHP 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / MO5048754 / 7000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / MO5048754 / 5200
2016 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / MO5048754 / 2456
2016 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / MO5048754 / 2950
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 66 SDWIS / MO5048754 / 3100
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 56 SDWIS / MO5048754 / 3100
1999 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 1 SDWIS / MO5048754 / 1038
1995 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / MO5048754 / 5000
1993 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 SDWIS / MO5048754 / 4000

How Lake Meadows MHP Compares

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

Metric Lake Meadows MHP Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 139 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 66 19.4 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 30.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 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 Lake Meadows MHP water safe to drink? ▼
Lake Meadows MHP (PWS ID: MO5048754) has 139 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lake Meadows MHP serve? ▼
Lake Meadows MHP serves 100 people in Bolivar, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 40 service connections.
What type of violations does Lake Meadows MHP have? ▼
Lake Meadows MHP has 139 total violations: 66 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 68 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lake Meadows MHP water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lake Meadows MHP under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lake Meadows MHP use? ▼
Lake Meadows MHP 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.