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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MO5272955

Buffalo Creek Baptist Church

Anderson, Missouri 64831-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 150 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

150
People served
189
EPA violations
36
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 189 drinking-water violations at Buffalo Creek Baptist Church, 19% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

189
Total EPA violations on record
19%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
150
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Buffalo Creek Baptist Church

Buffalo Creek Baptist Church is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in Anderson, Missouri (McDonald County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 189 total violations for this system , of which 36 (19%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 147 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 52 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%).

Buffalo Creek Baptist Church's 189 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
150
Total Violations
189
Health-Based Violations
36
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
McDonald
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
32
Monitoring Violations
147
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 52 2013
E. COLI MR 48 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 38 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 32 2012
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 9 2020
Public Notice Other 4 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 2022

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 Buffalo Creek Baptist Church.

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 MO5272955 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 Buffalo Creek Baptist Church 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 38 SDWIS / MO5272955 / 8000
2023 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / MO5272955 / 7500
2022 E. COLI MR 48 SDWIS / MO5272955 / 3014
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / MO5272955 / 8000
2020 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 9 SDWIS / MO5272955 / 1038
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 52 SDWIS / MO5272955 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MCL 32 SDWIS / MO5272955 / 3100

How Buffalo Creek Baptist Church Compares

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

Metric Buffalo Creek Baptist Church Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 189 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 36 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 150 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 Buffalo Creek Baptist Church water safe to drink? ▼
Buffalo Creek Baptist Church (PWS ID: MO5272955) has 189 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 150 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Buffalo Creek Baptist Church serve? ▼
Buffalo Creek Baptist Church serves 150 people in Anderson, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Buffalo Creek Baptist Church have? ▼
Buffalo Creek Baptist Church has 189 total violations: 36 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 147 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Buffalo Creek Baptist Church water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Buffalo Creek Baptist Church under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Buffalo Creek Baptist Church use? ▼
Buffalo Creek Baptist Church 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.