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Community Water System · PWS MO6048048

Country Aire Estates

DE Soto, Missouri 63020-0000 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 30 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

30
People served
233
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 233 drinking-water violations at Country Aire Estates, 2% of them health-based - above the Missouri per-system average.

233
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
30
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Country Aire Estates

Country Aire Estates is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 30 residents in DE Soto, Missouri (Jefferson County) through 17 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 233 total violations for this system , of which 4 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 222 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2014.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 148 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%).

Country Aire Estates's 233 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
30
Total Violations
233
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
17
County
Jefferson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
222
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 148 2009
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2011
Groundwater Rule TT 4 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2001
Cadmium MR 2 2005
Chromium MR 2 2005
Fluoride MR 2 2005
Mercury MR 2 2005
Nickel MR 2 2005
Selenium MR 2 2005
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2005
Thallium, Total MR 2 2005
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2005
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2005
Vinyl chloride MR 2 2005
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 2005
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2005
Trichloroethylene MR 2 2005
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2005
Styrene MR 2 2005
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2005
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2005
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 2005
Toluene MR 2 2005
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2005
Groundwater Rule Other 2 2014
Arsenic MR 2 2005

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 Country Aire Estates.

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 MO6048048 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 Country Aire Estates 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
2014 Groundwater Rule TT 4 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 0700
2014 Groundwater Rule Other 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 0700
2011 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 5000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 148 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 3100
2006 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 4000
2006 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 1 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 4010
2005 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 1015
2005 Chromium MR 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 1020
2005 Fluoride MR 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 1025
2005 Mercury MR 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 1035
2005 Nickel MR 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 1036
2005 Selenium MR 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 1045
2005 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 1075
2005 Thallium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 1085
2005 Xylenes, Total MR 2 SDWIS / MO6048048 / 2955

How Country Aire Estates Compares

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

Metric Country Aire Estates Missouri avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 233 71.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 30 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 Country Aire Estates water safe to drink? ▼
Country Aire Estates (PWS ID: MO6048048) has 233 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 30 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Country Aire Estates serve? ▼
Country Aire Estates serves 30 people in DE Soto, Missouri. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 17 service connections.
What type of violations does Country Aire Estates have? ▼
Country Aire Estates has 233 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 222 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Country Aire Estates water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Country Aire Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Country Aire Estates use? ▼
Country Aire Estates 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.