Public water system · MO5031105
ActiveNeedles Eye Beach
At a glance
Needles Eye Beach (PWSID MO5031105) is an active transient non-community water system in Barry County, Missouri. It reports serving 40 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
18
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Needles Eye Beach compare with other water systems in Barry County?
By EPA's size categories, Needles Eye Beach is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Barry County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 341 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 30,034 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 Needles Eye Beach is well 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 Needles Eye Beach?
EPA lists Needles Eye Beach 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. 70 of the 88 active systems in Barry County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Needles Eye Beach have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. The violations listed here began between February 2000 and July 2008. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (11 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Needles Eye Beach: frequently asked questions
Who runs Needles Eye Beach?
Needles Eye Beach (PWSID MO5031105) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Needles Eye Beach serve?
Needles Eye Beach reports serving 40 people through 18 service connections in Barry County, Missouri.
Where does Needles Eye Beach 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 Needles Eye Beach have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. 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 Needles Eye Beach'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Needles Eye Beach's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Needles Eye Beach 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 Barry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monett Pws | Barry | 9,789 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cassville Pws | Barry | 3,290 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southwest Rural Water District 1 | Barry | 2,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Purdy Pws | Barry | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Georges Processing Inc. | Barry | 1,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Harter House of Shell Knob | Barry | 900 | 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, “Needles Eye Beach, PWSID MO5031105, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/needles-eye-beach-mo5031105 (data as of October 1, 2026).