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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MO5210911

Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC

Lebanon, Missouri 65536-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 175 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

175
People served
72
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 72 drinking-water violations at Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC, 15% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

72
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
175
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC

Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 175 residents in Lebanon, Missouri (Dallas County) through 45 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 72 total violations for this system , of which 11 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 54 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 26 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%).

Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC's 72 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
175
Total Violations
72
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
45
County
Dallas
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
11
Monitoring Violations
54
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 26 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 11 2015
E. COLI MR 8 2022
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 2021
Public Notice Other 2 2023

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 Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC.

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 MO5210911 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 Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / MO5210911 / 8000
2023 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / MO5210911 / 7500
2022 E. COLI MR 8 SDWIS / MO5210911 / 3014
2021 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / MO5210911 / 1038
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 26 SDWIS / MO5210911 / 3100
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 11 SDWIS / MO5210911 / 3100

How Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC Compares

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

Metric Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 72 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 175 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 Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC water safe to drink? ▼
Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC (PWS ID: MO5210911) has 72 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 175 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC serve? ▼
Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC serves 175 people in Lebanon, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 45 service connections.
What type of violations does Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC have? ▼
Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC has 72 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 54 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC use? ▼
Sand Spring Resort & Canoe LLC 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.

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.