Public water system · MO5203266
ActiveOzark Trails Youth Services Inc.
At a glance
Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. (PWSID MO5203266) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Douglas 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 November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. compare with other water systems in Douglas County?
By EPA's size categories, Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Douglas County has 9 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 406 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 3,652 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 Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. is well below 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 Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc.?
EPA lists Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. 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. 6 of the 9 active systems in Douglas County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2020 and November 2025. By type: 3 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-09-08 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc.?
Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. (PWSID MO5203266) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. serve?
Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Douglas County, Missouri.
Where does Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. 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 Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 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 Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc.'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 November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc. 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 Douglas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ava Pws | Douglas | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Junction Store LLC | Douglas | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Plainview Elem School | Douglas | 128 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Skyline Elementary School | Douglas | 119 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ava Head Start | Douglas | 75 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mt Zion Bible School | Douglas | 75 | Non-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, “Ozark Trails Youth Services Inc., PWSID MO5203266, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/ozark-trails-youth-services-inc-mo5203266 (data as of October 1, 2026).