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Hornersville Pws

At a glance

Hornersville Pws (PWSID MO4010379) is an active community water system in Dunklin County, Missouri. It reports serving 526 people through 261 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

526

Service connections

261

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMO4010379
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served526
Service connections261
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyMO state drinking water program
City servedHornersville
StateMissouri
ZIP—
CountyDunklin County

How does Hornersville Pws compare with other water systems in Dunklin County?

By EPA's size categories, Hornersville Pws is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Dunklin County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,751 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 35,764 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Missouri, the 2,943 active systems average 2,049 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Hornersville Pws is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Missouri has 1,612 active community water systems, 55% 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 Hornersville Pws?

EPA lists Hornersville Pws as owned by a local government. 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. 13 of the 13 active systems in Dunklin County (100%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Hornersville Pws have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and July 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-07-02ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4HLead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200NoUnaddressed
2024-11-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2024-10-17ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4GLead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200NoResolved
2023-06-28Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2022-05-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Chromiumcode 1020NoResolved
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Seleniumcode 1045NoResolved
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Arseniccode 1005NoResolved
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Berylliumcode 1075NoResolved
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Antimonycode 1074NoResolved
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Cadmiumcode 1015NoResolved
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Fluoridecode 1025NoResolved

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.

Hornersville Pws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hornersville Pws?

Hornersville Pws (PWSID MO4010379) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.

How many people does Hornersville Pws serve?

Hornersville Pws reports serving 526 people through 261 service connections in Dunklin County, Missouri.

Where does Hornersville Pws 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 Hornersville Pws have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Hornersville Pws' 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Hornersville Pws' water quality report?

As a community water system, Hornersville Pws must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Dunklin County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Kennett PwsDunklin10,200CommunityGroundwater
Pemiscot County Con Pwsd 1Dunklin + 1 more6,042CommunityGroundwater
Dunklin County Pwsd 1Dunklin4,307CommunityGroundwater
Malden PwsDunklin3,706CommunityGroundwater
Dunklin County Pwsd 2Dunklin2,900CommunityGroundwater
Dunklin County Pwsd 3 SouthDunklin1,972CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Hornersville Pws, PWSID MO4010379, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/hornersville-pws-mo4010379 (data as of October 1, 2026).