Public water system · MO4283243
ActiveMine La Motte Recreation Area
At a glance
Mine La Motte Recreation Area (PWSID MO4283243) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison County, Missouri. It reports serving 70 people through 30 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
30
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mine La Motte Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Mine La Motte Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 8 active public water systems, and Mine La Motte Recreation Area is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 870 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 6,962 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 Mine La Motte Recreation Area is about half of 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 Mine La Motte Recreation Area?
EPA lists Mine La Motte Recreation Area 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. 4 of the 8 active systems in Madison County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Mine La Motte Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2018 and November 2025. By type: 5 monitoring, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 10 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-05-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-09-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-27 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | 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 |
| 2018-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Mine La Motte Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mine La Motte Recreation Area?
Mine La Motte Recreation Area (PWSID MO4283243) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Mine La Motte Recreation Area serve?
Mine La Motte Recreation Area reports serving 70 people through 30 service connections in Madison County, Missouri.
Where does Mine La Motte Recreation Area 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 Mine La Motte Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Mine La Motte Recreation Area'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mine La Motte Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mine La Motte Recreation Area 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericktown Pws | Madison | 4,429 | Community | Surface water |
| Madison County Pwsd 1 North and South | Madison | 1,705 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pinecrest Camp | Madison | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Marquand Pws | Madison | 253 | Community | Groundwater |
| Castor River Dd Hwy Campground | Madison | 125 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Castor River Ranch Campground | Madison | 50 | 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, “Mine La Motte Recreation Area, PWSID MO4283243, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/mine-la-motte-recreation-area-mo4283243 (data as of October 1, 2026).