Public water system · MO5171551
ActiveOsceola Public School
At a glance
Osceola Public School (PWSID MO5171551) is an active non-transient non-community water system in St. Clair County, Missouri. It reports serving 575 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
575
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Osceola Public School compare with other water systems in St. Clair County?
By EPA's size categories, Osceola Public School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). St. Clair County has 14 active public water systems, and Osceola Public School is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 28% above the county average of 449 people per system, and accounts for 9.1% of the 6,287 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Missouri, the 2,943 active systems average 2,049 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Osceola Public School is about 34% above that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Missouri has 228 active non-transient non-community water systems, 7.7% 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 Osceola Public School?
EPA lists Osceola Public School as owned by a local government. 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. 6 of the 14 active systems in St. Clair County (43%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Osceola Public School have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and December 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, 1,2-Dichloroethane, o-Dichlorobenzene and cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene. EPA lists 11 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Archived |
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.
Osceola Public School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Osceola Public School?
Osceola Public School (PWSID MO5171551) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Osceola Public School serve?
Osceola Public School reports serving 575 people through 1 service connection in St. Clair County, Missouri.
Where does Osceola Public 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 Osceola Public School have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. 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 Osceola Public 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Osceola Public School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Osceola Public School is a non-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 St. Clair County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Roe Bartle Scout Reservation | St. Clair | 1,800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Appleton City Pws | St. Clair | 1,050 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Osceola Pws | St. Clair | 947 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lowry City Pws | St. Clair | 640 | Community | Groundwater |
| Osceola Cheese Company | St. Clair | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Krebs Mobile Home Living | St. Clair | 200 | 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, “Osceola Public School, PWSID MO5171551, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/osceola-public-school-mo5171551 (data as of October 1, 2026).