Question 1

Is Shepherd of the Hills water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Shepherd of the Hills (PWS ID: MO5211955) has 198 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,000 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Shepherd of the Hills serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Shepherd of the Hills serves 1,000 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Branson or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 7 service connections. The operator address is listed in Branson, Missouri.

Question 3

What type of violations does Shepherd of the Hills have?

Accepted Answer

Shepherd of the Hills has 198 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 167 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Shepherd of the Hills water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Shepherd of the Hills under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Shepherd of the Hills use?

Accepted Answer

Shepherd of the Hills uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Shepherd of the Hills sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Shepherd of the Hills ranks #19,629 of 29,740 by people served, and #492 of 738 in Missouri. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Shepherd of the Hills's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Shepherd of the Hills has 198 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 15% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 85% of that cohort has fewer violations than Shepherd of the Hills. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	29	2015
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	19	2014
E. COLI	MR	9	2014
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2020
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2020
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2020
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2020
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2020
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2020
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2020
Benzene	MR	4	2020
Toluene	MR	4	2020
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2020
Styrene	MR	4	2020
Arsenic	MR	4	2020
Chromium	MR	4	2020
Mercury	MR	4	2020
Antimony, Total	MR	4	2020
Thallium, Total	MR	4	2020
Selenium	MR	4	2020
Public Notice	Other	4	2024
Fluoride	MR	4	2020
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2020
Barium	MR	4	2020
Nitrate-Nitrite	MR	4	2022
Cadmium	MR	4	2020

Shepherd of the Hills

Shepherd of the Hills standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Shepherd of the Hills

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served