Public water system · MS0240247
ActivePalmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc.
At a glance
Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. (PWSID MS0240247) is an active community water system in Harrison County, Missouri. It reports serving 570 people through 216 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
570
Service connections
216
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. compare with other water systems in Harrison County?
By EPA's size categories, Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Harrison County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 1,206 people per system, and accounts for 3% of the 19,292 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 Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. 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 Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc.?
EPA lists Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. as privately owned. The MS state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 8 of the 16 active systems in Harrison County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012. The violations listed here began between July 2011 and July 2012. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-226 (5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | 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.
Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc.?
Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. (PWSID MS0240247) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. serve?
Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. reports serving 570 people through 216 service connections in Harrison County, Missouri.
Where does Palmer Creek Utility Assc, 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 Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. 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 July 2012. 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 Palmer Creek Utility Assc, 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MS state drinking water program.
Where can I find Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc.'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc. 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 Harrison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County Pwsd 2 | Harrison | 3,740 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bethany Pws | Harrison | 3,292 | Community | Surface water |
| Mercer County Pwsd 1 | Harrison + 1 more | 3,200 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Woolmarket Village Estates | Harrison | 2,910 | Community | Groundwater |
| Robinwood Forest Utility Inc. | Harrison | 1,275 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lakewood Environmental | Harrison | 982 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Palmer Creek Utility Assc, Inc., PWSID MS0240247, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/palmer-creek-utility-assc-inc-ms0240247 (data as of October 1, 2026).