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Community Water System · PWS MO5208303

Whiteside Hidden Acres

Pittsburg, Missouri 65724-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 92 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

92
People served
312
EPA violations
38
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 312 drinking-water violations at Whiteside Hidden Acres, 12% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

312
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
92
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Whiteside Hidden Acres

Whiteside Hidden Acres is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 92 residents in Pittsburg, Missouri (Hickory County) through 37 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 312 total violations for this system , of which 38 (12%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 250 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 74 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%).

Whiteside Hidden Acres's 312 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
92
Total Violations
312
Health-Based Violations
38
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
37
County
Hickory
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
34
Monitoring Violations
250
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 74 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 34 2013
E. COLI MR 23 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 15 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2025
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 10 2022
Public Notice Other 7 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 2018
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2017
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2017
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2017
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2017
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2017
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2017
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2017
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2017
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2017
Toluene MR 4 2017
Arsenic MR 4 2017
CYANIDE MR 4 2017
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2017
Selenium MR 4 2017
Antimony, Total MR 4 2017
Barium MR 4 2017
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2017
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2017
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2017
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2017
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2017

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 Whiteside Hidden Acres.

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 MO5208303 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 Whiteside Hidden Acres 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 12 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 7000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 5200
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 15 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 5000
2022 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 10 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 1038
2022 Public Notice Other 7 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 7500
2018 E. COLI MR 23 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 3014
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 8000
2017 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 2378
2017 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 2380
2017 Xylenes, Total MR 4 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 2955
2017 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 2968
2017 Vinyl chloride MR 4 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 2976
2017 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 2979
2017 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 2980
2017 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / MO5208303 / 2981

How Whiteside Hidden Acres Compares

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

Metric Whiteside Hidden Acres Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 312 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 38 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 92 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 Whiteside Hidden Acres water safe to drink? ▼
Whiteside Hidden Acres (PWS ID: MO5208303) has 312 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 92 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Whiteside Hidden Acres serve? ▼
Whiteside Hidden Acres serves 92 people in Pittsburg, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 37 service connections.
What type of violations does Whiteside Hidden Acres have? ▼
Whiteside Hidden Acres has 312 total violations: 38 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 250 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Whiteside Hidden Acres water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Whiteside Hidden Acres under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Whiteside Hidden Acres use? ▼
Whiteside Hidden Acres 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.