Public water system · IL3160317
ActiveLDS Litchfield
At a glance
LDS Litchfield (PWSID IL3160317) is an active transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Missouri. It reports serving 60 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 January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does LDS Litchfield compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, LDS Litchfield is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montgomery County has 29 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 446 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 12,943 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 LDS Litchfield is about 58% 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 LDS Litchfield?
EPA lists LDS Litchfield as privately owned. The IL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 16 of the 29 active systems in Montgomery County (55%) are also privately owned.
Does LDS Litchfield have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and January 2023. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | 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.
LDS Litchfield: frequently asked questions
Who runs LDS Litchfield?
LDS Litchfield (PWSID IL3160317) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does LDS Litchfield serve?
LDS Litchfield reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Montgomery County, Missouri.
Where does LDS Litchfield 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 LDS Litchfield have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 LDS Litchfield'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 January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find LDS Litchfield's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. LDS Litchfield 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 Montgomery County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Co Pwsd 1 | Montgomery + 1 more | 3,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montgomery City Pws | Montgomery | 2,811 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wellsville Pws | Montgomery | 1,210 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| New Florence Pws | Montgomery | 769 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jonesburg Pws | Montgomery | 768 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bellflower Pws | Montgomery | 350 | 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, “LDS Litchfield, PWSID IL3160317, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/lds-litchfield-il3160317 (data as of October 1, 2026).