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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MO5190095

Orleans Trail Resort

Halstead, Missouri 67056-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 70 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

70
People served
279
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 279 drinking-water violations at Orleans Trail Resort, 1% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

279
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
70
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Orleans Trail Resort

Orleans Trail Resort is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 70 residents in Halstead, Missouri (Cedar County) through 34 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 279 total violations for this system , of which 4 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 268 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 145 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, 71 of 230 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (30.9%).

Orleans Trail Resort's 279 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
70
Total Violations
279
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
34
County
Cedar
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
268
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 145 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 109 2024
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 10 2023
Public Notice Other 4 2023
E. COLI MR 4 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 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 Orleans Trail Resort.

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 MO5190095 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 Orleans Trail Resort 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 109 SDWIS / MO5190095 / 8000
2023 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 10 SDWIS / MO5190095 / 1038
2023 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / MO5190095 / 7500
2022 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / MO5190095 / 3014
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 145 SDWIS / MO5190095 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / MO5190095 / 3100

How Orleans Trail Resort Compares

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

Metric Orleans Trail Resort Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 279 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 70 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 Orleans Trail Resort water safe to drink?
Orleans Trail Resort (PWS ID: MO5190095) has 279 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 70 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Orleans Trail Resort serve?
Orleans Trail Resort serves 70 people in Halstead, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 34 service connections.
What type of violations does Orleans Trail Resort have?
Orleans Trail Resort has 279 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 268 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Orleans Trail Resort water?
No PFAS testing data is available for Orleans Trail Resort under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Orleans Trail Resort use?
Orleans Trail Resort uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.
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.