Public water system · MO5270521
ActiveShepherd Hills Lutheran Church
At a glance
Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church (PWSID MO5270521) is an active transient non-community water system in Stone County, Missouri. It reports serving 105 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
105
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Stone County?
By EPA's size categories, Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stone County has 228 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 203 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 46,191 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 Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church is about 27% 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 Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Shepherd Hills Lutheran 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. 213 of the 228 active systems in Stone County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between August 2000 and January 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church?
Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church (PWSID MO5270521) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church serve?
Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church reports serving 105 people through 1 service connection in Stone County, Missouri.
Where does Shepherd Hills Lutheran 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 Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Shepherd Hills Lutheran 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shepherd Hills Lutheran 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 Stone County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Dollar City Marvel Cave | Stone | 8,501 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mo American Stonebridge Village | Stone | 2,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stone County Pwsd 1 | Stone | 2,052 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kanakuk Kamp No 2 | Stone | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pwsd 2 of Stone County 265 | Stone | 1,535 | Community | Groundwater |
| Crane Pws | Stone | 1,495 | 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, “Shepherd Hills Lutheran Church, PWSID MO5270521, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/shepherd-hills-lutheran-church-mo5270521 (data as of October 1, 2026).