Public water system · MO4036069
ActiveLiberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co
At a glance
Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co (PWSID MO4036069) is an active community water system in Butler County, Missouri. It reports serving 290 people through 111 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
290
Service connections
111
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co compare with other water systems in Butler County?
By EPA's size categories, Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Butler County has 14 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,566 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 35,928 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 Lakeland Hts Water Co 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 177 Missouri systems (6%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co?
EPA lists Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co 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. 5 of the 14 active systems in Butler County (36%) are also privately owned.
Does Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between April 1991 and January 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived and 5 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2022-12-10 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1991-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 10 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 Lakeland Hts Water Co: frequently asked questions
Who runs Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co?
Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co (PWSID MO4036069) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co serve?
Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co reports serving 290 people through 111 service connections in Butler County, Missouri.
Where does Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co'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 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co's water quality report?
As a community water system, Liberty Utilities Lakeland Hts Water Co 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 Butler County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Bluff Pws | Butler | 17,043 | Community | Surface water |
| Butler County Pwsd 1 | Butler | 12,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Butler County Pwsd 3 | Butler | 2,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Butler County Pwsd 2 | Butler | 1,625 | Community | Groundwater |
| Neelyville Pws | Butler | 485 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Butler County Pwsd 104 | Butler | 475 | Community | Purchased 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 Lakeland Hts Water Co, PWSID MO4036069, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/liberty-utilities-lakeland-hts-water-co-mo4036069 (data as of October 1, 2026).