Public water system · MO1293111

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Bent Tree Harbor

At a glance

Bent Tree Harbor (PWSID MO1293111) is an active transient non-community water system in Benton County, Missouri. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMO1293111

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMO state drinking water program

City served—

StateMissouri

ZIP—

CountyBenton County

How does Bent Tree Harbor compare with other water systems in Benton County?

By EPA's size categories, Bent Tree Harbor is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Benton County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 163 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 13,544 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Missouri, the 2,943 active systems average 2,049 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bent Tree Harbor is well below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Missouri has 1,103 active transient non-community water systems, 37% of the state's 2,943 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,521 Missouri systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bent Tree Harbor?

EPA lists Bent Tree Harbor as privately owned. The MO state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 68 of the 83 active systems in Benton County (82%) are also privately owned.

Does Bent Tree Harbor have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. The violations listed here began between September 2014 and August 2023. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-08-31	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-01-31	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-11-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2014-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2014-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 9 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Bent Tree Harbor: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bent Tree Harbor?

Bent Tree Harbor (PWSID MO1293111) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.

How many people does Bent Tree Harbor serve?

Bent Tree Harbor reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Benton County, Missouri.

Where does Bent Tree Harbor get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Bent Tree Harbor have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Bent Tree Harbor's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bent Tree Harbor's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bent Tree Harbor is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Benton County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Warsaw Pws	Benton	2,402	Community	Groundwater
Cole Camp Pws	Benton	1,150	Community	Groundwater
Lincoln Pws	Benton	1,100	Community	Groundwater
Warsaw R Ix High School	Benton	605	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Sterett Creek Village	Benton	505	Community	Groundwater
Harry S Truman State Park Campgrd	Benton	500	Transient non-community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bent Tree Harbor, PWSID MO1293111, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/bent-tree-harbor-mo1293111 (data as of October 1, 2026).