Public water system · MO5273273
ActiveCornerstone Bible Church
At a glance
Cornerstone Bible Church (PWSID MO5273273) is an active transient non-community water system in Newton County, Missouri. It reports serving 80 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cornerstone Bible Church compare with other water systems in Newton County?
By EPA's size categories, Cornerstone Bible Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Newton County has 37 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 615 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 22,743 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 Cornerstone Bible Church is about 44% 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 Cornerstone Bible Church?
EPA lists Cornerstone Bible Church 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. 27 of the 37 active systems in Newton County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Cornerstone Bible Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020. The violations listed here began between August 2019 and September 2020. By type: 3 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-27 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Cornerstone Bible Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cornerstone Bible Church?
Cornerstone Bible Church (PWSID MO5273273) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Cornerstone Bible Church serve?
Cornerstone Bible Church reports serving 80 people through 4 service connections in Newton County, Missouri.
Where does Cornerstone Bible Church 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 Cornerstone Bible Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Cornerstone Bible Church'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cornerstone Bible Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cornerstone Bible Church 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 Newton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neosho Pws | Newton | 12,157 | Community | Surface water |
| Seneca Pws | Newton | 2,390 | Community | Groundwater |
| Granby Pws | Newton | 2,034 | Community | Groundwater |
| Church of God Monark Springs Campground | Newton | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Diamond Pws | Newton | 926 | Community | Groundwater |
| Petro Stopping Center | Newton | 900 | 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, “Cornerstone Bible Church, PWSID MO5273273, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/cornerstone-bible-church-mo5273273 (data as of October 1, 2026).