Public water system · MO5031125
ActiveButtermilk Springs Water Assn
At a glance
Buttermilk Springs Water Assn (PWSID MO5031125) is an active transient non-community water system in Stone County, Missouri. It reports serving 50 people through 21 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
21
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Buttermilk Springs Water Assn compare with other water systems in Stone County?
By EPA's size categories, Buttermilk Springs Water Assn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stone County has 228 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 203 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 46,191 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 Buttermilk Springs Water Assn is about 65% 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 Buttermilk Springs Water Assn?
EPA lists Buttermilk Springs Water Assn 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. 213 of the 228 active systems in Stone County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Buttermilk Springs Water Assn have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. The violations listed here began between August 2014 and February 2025. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 3 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-09-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-08-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-11-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-09 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-08-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Buttermilk Springs Water Assn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Buttermilk Springs Water Assn?
Buttermilk Springs Water Assn (PWSID MO5031125) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Buttermilk Springs Water Assn serve?
Buttermilk Springs Water Assn reports serving 50 people through 21 service connections in Stone County, Missouri.
Where does Buttermilk Springs Water Assn 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 Buttermilk Springs Water Assn have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. 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 Buttermilk Springs Water Assn'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Buttermilk Springs Water Assn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Buttermilk Springs Water Assn 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 Stone County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Dollar City Marvel Cave | Stone | 8,501 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mo American Stonebridge Village | Stone | 2,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stone County Pwsd 1 | Stone | 2,052 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kanakuk Kamp No 2 | Stone | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pwsd 2 of Stone County 265 | Stone | 1,535 | Community | Groundwater |
| Crane Pws | Stone | 1,495 | 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, “Buttermilk Springs Water Assn, PWSID MO5031125, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/buttermilk-springs-water-assn-mo5031125 (data as of October 1, 2026).