Public water system · MO3031183
ActiveMo American Lake Carmel
At a glance
Mo American Lake Carmel (PWSID MO3031183) is an active community water system in Cole County, Missouri. It reports serving 215 people through 67 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
215
Service connections
67
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Mo American Lake Carmel compare with other water systems in Cole County?
By EPA's size categories, Mo American Lake Carmel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cole County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,341 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 73,799 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 Mo American Lake Carmel 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 Mo American Lake Carmel?
EPA lists Mo American Lake Carmel 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. 9 of the 17 active systems in Cole County (53%) are also privately owned.
Does Mo American Lake Carmel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2003. The violations listed here began between February 1994 and July 2003. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Mo American Lake Carmel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mo American Lake Carmel?
Mo American Lake Carmel (PWSID MO3031183) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Mo American Lake Carmel serve?
Mo American Lake Carmel reports serving 215 people through 67 service connections in Cole County, Missouri.
Where does Mo American Lake Carmel 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 Mo American Lake Carmel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2003. 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 Mo American Lake Carmel'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 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2003. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mo American Lake Carmel's water quality report?
As a community water system, Mo American Lake Carmel 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 Cole County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo American Jefferson City District | Cole | 30,075 | Community | Surface water |
| Cole County Pwsd 1 | Cole | 16,548 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cole County Pwsd 2 | Cole | 13,107 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cole County Pwsd 4 | Cole | 7,568 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cole County Pwsd 3 | Cole | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mo American Wardsville | Cole | 1,506 | 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, “Mo American Lake Carmel, PWSID MO3031183, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/mo-american-lake-carmel-mo3031183 (data as of October 1, 2026).