Public water system · MO4242940
ActiveBig Creek Rv Park
At a glance
Big Creek Rv Park (PWSID MO4242940) is an active transient non-community water system in Iron County, Missouri. It reports serving 125 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
125
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Big Creek Rv Park compare with other water systems in Iron County?
By EPA's size categories, Big Creek Rv Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Iron County has 23 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 285 people per system, and accounts for 1.9% of the 6,544 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 Big Creek Rv Park is about 13% 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 Big Creek Rv Park?
EPA lists Big Creek Rv Park 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. 15 of the 23 active systems in Iron County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Big Creek Rv Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. The violations listed here began between November 2013 and October 2020. By type: 2 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Big Creek Rv Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Big Creek Rv Park?
Big Creek Rv Park (PWSID MO4242940) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Big Creek Rv Park serve?
Big Creek Rv Park reports serving 125 people through 1 service connection in Iron County, Missouri.
Where does Big Creek Rv Park 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 Big Creek Rv Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. 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 Big Creek Rv Park'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Big Creek Rv Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big Creek Rv Park 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 Iron County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo American Ironton | Iron | 1,460 | Community | Surface water |
| Pilot Knob Rural Wd 1 N & S | Iron | 839 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Pilot Knob Pws | Iron | 746 | Community | Groundwater |
| Viburnum Pws | Iron | 639 | Community | Groundwater |
| Arcadia Pws | Iron | 607 | Community | Groundwater |
| Doe Run Company Buick Smelter | Iron | 311 | Non-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, “Big Creek Rv Park, PWSID MO4242940, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/big-creek-rv-park-mo4242940 (data as of October 1, 2026).