Public water system · MO5010038
ActiveLiberty Utilities Aurora Verona
At a glance
Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona (PWSID MO5010038) is an active community water system in Lawrence County, Missouri. It reports serving 8,529 people through 3,573 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
8,529
Service connections
3,573
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona compare with other water systems in Lawrence County?
By EPA's size categories, Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Lawrence County has 36 active public water systems, and Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 15 times the county average of 561 people per system, and accounts for 42% of the 20,196 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 Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona is about 27% above 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 Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona?
EPA lists Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona 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. 30 of the 36 active systems in Lawrence County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2005. The violations listed here began between June 1992 and April 2005. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1997-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-06-15 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona: frequently asked questions
Who runs Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona?
Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona (PWSID MO5010038) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona serve?
Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona reports serving 8,529 people through 3,573 service connections in Lawrence County, Missouri.
Where does Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona 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 Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2005. 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 Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona'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 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2005. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona's water quality report?
As a community water system, Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona 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 Lawrence County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Pws | Lawrence | 4,575 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marionville | Lawrence | 2,092 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pierce City Pws | Lawrence | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Miller Pws | Lawrence | 699 | Community | Groundwater |
| Baumers Food Mart | Lawrence | 350 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sunset Drive in | Lawrence | 300 | 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, “Liberty Utilities Aurora Verona, PWSID MO5010038, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/liberty-utilities-aurora-verona-mo5010038 (data as of October 1, 2026).