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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MO5212752

Orleans Trail Restaurant

Halstead, Missouri 67056-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
174
EPA violations
44
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 174 drinking-water violations at Orleans Trail Restaurant, 25% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

174
Total EPA violations on record
25%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Orleans Trail Restaurant

Orleans Trail Restaurant is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Halstead, Missouri (Cedar County) through 14 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 174 total violations for this system , of which 44 (25%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 122 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 80 violations (MON). 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 Restaurant's 174 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
174
Health-Based Violations
44
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
14
County
Cedar
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
31
Monitoring Violations
122
Treatment Tech Violations
13

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 80 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 31 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 28 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 13 2021
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 10 2023
Public Notice Other 7 2025
E. COLI MR 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 Restaurant.

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 MO5212752 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 Restaurant 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 Public Notice Other 7 SDWIS / MO5212752 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 80 SDWIS / MO5212752 / 8000
2023 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 10 SDWIS / MO5212752 / 1038
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 13 SDWIS / MO5212752 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 31 SDWIS / MO5212752 / 3100
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 28 SDWIS / MO5212752 / 3100
2014 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / MO5212752 / 3014

How Orleans Trail Restaurant Compares

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

Metric Orleans Trail Restaurant Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 174 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 44 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 Orleans Trail Restaurant water safe to drink? ▼
Orleans Trail Restaurant (PWS ID: MO5212752) has 174 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 Orleans Trail Restaurant serve? ▼
Orleans Trail Restaurant serves 100 people in Halstead, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 14 service connections.
What type of violations does Orleans Trail Restaurant have? ▼
Orleans Trail Restaurant has 174 total violations: 44 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 122 monitoring/reporting violations, and 13 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Orleans Trail Restaurant water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Orleans Trail Restaurant under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Orleans Trail Restaurant use? ▼
Orleans Trail Restaurant 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.