Public water system · MO1031250
ActivePickering Place
At a glance
Pickering Place (PWSID MO1031250) is an active community water system in Cass County, Missouri. It reports serving 220 people through 160 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
220
Service connections
160
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pickering Place compare with other water systems in Cass County?
By EPA's size categories, Pickering Place is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cass County has 31 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 21,480 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 665,874 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 Pickering Place 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 179 Missouri systems (6.1%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Pickering Place?
EPA lists Pickering Place 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. 7 of the 31 active systems in Cass County (23%) are also privately owned.
Does Pickering Place have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. The violations listed here began between September 1999 and May 2016. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Pickering Place: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pickering Place?
Pickering Place (PWSID MO1031250) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Pickering Place serve?
Pickering Place reports serving 220 people through 160 service connections in Cass County, Missouri.
Where does Pickering Place get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Pickering Place have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. 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 Pickering Place'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pickering Place's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pickering Place 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 Cass County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Pws | Cass + 4 more | 553,295 | Community | Surface water |
| Belton Pws | Cass | 23,598 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Raymore Pws | Cass | 21,517 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Harrisonville Pws | Cass | 10,019 | Community | Surface water |
| Pleasant Hill Pws | Cass | 8,262 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Peculiar Pws | Cass | 6,226 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Pickering Place, PWSID MO1031250, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/pickering-place-mo1031250 (data as of October 1, 2026).