Public water system · MO5258287

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Shell Knob Rv Village

At a glance

Shell Knob Rv Village (PWSID MO5258287) is an active transient non-community water system in Barry County, Missouri. It reports serving 35 people through 50 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMO5258287

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served35

Service connections50

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMO state drinking water program

City served—

StateMissouri

ZIP—

CountyBarry County

How does Shell Knob Rv Village compare with other water systems in Barry County?

By EPA's size categories, Shell Knob Rv Village is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Barry County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 341 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 30,034 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 Shell Knob Rv Village 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 Shell Knob Rv Village?

EPA lists Shell Knob Rv Village 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. 70 of the 88 active systems in Barry County (80%) are also privately owned.

Does Shell Knob Rv Village have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. The violations listed here began between April 1998 and July 2015. By type: 9 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2015-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2009-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2009-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2008-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2007-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2007-05-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2004-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1998-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 9 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.

Shell Knob Rv Village: frequently asked questions

Who runs Shell Knob Rv Village?

Shell Knob Rv Village (PWSID MO5258287) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.

How many people does Shell Knob Rv Village serve?

Shell Knob Rv Village reports serving 35 people through 50 service connections in Barry County, Missouri.

Where does Shell Knob Rv Village 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 Shell Knob Rv Village have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. 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 Shell Knob Rv Village'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 9 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Shell Knob Rv Village's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shell Knob Rv Village 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 Barry County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Monett Pws	Barry	9,789	Community	Groundwater
Cassville Pws	Barry	3,290	Community	Groundwater
Southwest Rural Water District 1	Barry	2,700	Community	Groundwater
Purdy Pws	Barry	1,100	Community	Groundwater
Georges Processing Inc.	Barry	1,000	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Harter House of Shell Knob	Barry	900	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, “Shell Knob Rv Village, PWSID MO5258287, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/shell-knob-rv-village-mo5258287 (data as of October 1, 2026).