Public water system · MO5272914
ActivePatterson Heights Baptist Church
At a glance
Patterson Heights Baptist Church (PWSID MO5272914) is an active transient non-community water system in McDonald County, Missouri. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Patterson Heights Baptist Church compare with other water systems in McDonald County?
By EPA's size categories, Patterson Heights Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). McDonald County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 535 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 13,921 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 Patterson Heights Baptist Church 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 Patterson Heights Baptist Church?
EPA lists Patterson Heights Baptist Church 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. 18 of the 26 active systems in McDonald County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Patterson Heights Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2014. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and November 2014. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2011-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Patterson Heights Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Patterson Heights Baptist Church?
Patterson Heights Baptist Church (PWSID MO5272914) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Patterson Heights Baptist Church serve?
Patterson Heights Baptist Church reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in McDonald County, Missouri.
Where does Patterson Heights Baptist Church 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 Patterson Heights Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2014. 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 Patterson Heights Baptist Church'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 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Patterson Heights Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Patterson Heights Baptist Church 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 McDonald County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Donald County Pwsd 1 | McDonald | 2,481 | Community | Groundwater |
| Anderson Pws | McDonald | 1,961 | Community | Groundwater |
| Liberty Water Noel | McDonald | 1,832 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mc Donald County Pwsd 2 | McDonald | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Goodman Pws | McDonald | 1,250 | Community | Groundwater |
| Simmons Foods Inc. | McDonald | 1,100 | 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, “Patterson Heights Baptist Church, PWSID MO5272914, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/patterson-heights-baptist-church-mo5272914 (data as of October 1, 2026).