Public water system · MO6172340
ActiveOperating Engineers Training School
At a glance
Operating Engineers Training School (PWSID MO6172340) is an active transient non-community water system in Lincoln County, Missouri. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Operating Engineers Training School compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?
By EPA's size categories, Operating Engineers Training School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lincoln County has 45 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,000 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 45,010 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 Operating Engineers Training School 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 Operating Engineers Training School?
EPA lists Operating Engineers Training School 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. 37 of the 45 active systems in Lincoln County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Operating Engineers Training School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1998 and October 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | 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, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Operating Engineers Training School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Operating Engineers Training School?
Operating Engineers Training School (PWSID MO6172340) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Operating Engineers Training School serve?
Operating Engineers Training School reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Lincoln County, Missouri.
Where does Operating Engineers Training School 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 Operating Engineers Training School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Operating Engineers Training School'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Operating Engineers Training School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Operating Engineers Training School 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 Lincoln County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Pws | Lincoln | 15,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lincoln County Pwsd 1 | Lincoln | 14,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Moscow Mills Pws | Lincoln | 4,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elsberry Pws | Lincoln | 2,076 | Community | Groundwater |
| Winfield Pws | Lincoln | 1,489 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Mo American Warren County Water & Sewer | Lincoln + 1 more | 1,200 | 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, “Operating Engineers Training School, PWSID MO6172340, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/operating-engineers-training-school-mo6172340 (data as of October 1, 2026).