Public water system · MO5212896
ActiveHitch N Post
At a glance
Hitch N Post (PWSID MO5212896) is an active transient non-community water system in Ozark County, Missouri. It reports serving 30 people through 5 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hitch N Post compare with other water systems in Ozark County?
By EPA's size categories, Hitch N Post is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ozark County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 172 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 4,293 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 Hitch N Post 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 Hitch N Post?
EPA lists Hitch N Post 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 25 active systems in Ozark County (60%) are also privately owned.
Does Hitch N Post have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between August 2017 and April 2024. By type: 7 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Archived |
| 2021-10-28 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-08-03 | 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.
Hitch N Post: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hitch N Post?
Hitch N Post (PWSID MO5212896) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Hitch N Post serve?
Hitch N Post reports serving 30 people through 5 service connections in Ozark County, Missouri.
Where does Hitch N Post 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 Hitch N Post have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 Hitch N Post'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hitch N Post's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hitch N Post 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 Ozark County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Pws | Ozark | 742 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cloud 9 Ranch Club Inc. | Ozark | 485 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dora R Iii Schools | Ozark | 421 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Usace Pontiac Boat Dock Inc. | Ozark | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rainbow Trout & Game Ranch | Ozark | 331 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bakersfield Pws | Ozark | 303 | 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, “Hitch N Post, PWSID MO5212896, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/hitch-n-post-mo5212896 (data as of October 1, 2026).