Public water system · MO3252288
ActiveSterett Creek Village
At a glance
Sterett Creek Village (PWSID MO3252288) is an active community water system in Benton County, Missouri. It reports serving 505 people through 180 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
505
Service connections
180
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sterett Creek Village compare with other water systems in Benton County?
By EPA's size categories, Sterett Creek Village is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Benton County has 83 active public water systems, and Sterett Creek Village is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.1 times the county average of 163 people per system, and accounts for 3.7% of the 13,544 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 Sterett Creek Village 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 Sterett Creek Village?
EPA lists Sterett Creek 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. 68 of the 83 active systems in Benton County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Sterett Creek Village have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2013. The violations listed here began between November 1992 and August 2013. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-17 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 5 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.
Sterett Creek Village: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sterett Creek Village?
Sterett Creek Village (PWSID MO3252288) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Sterett Creek Village serve?
Sterett Creek Village reports serving 505 people through 180 service connections in Benton County, Missouri.
Where does Sterett Creek 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 Sterett Creek Village have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2013. 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 Sterett Creek 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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2013. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sterett Creek Village's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sterett Creek Village 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 Benton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Pws | Benton | 2,402 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cole Camp Pws | Benton | 1,150 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lincoln Pws | Benton | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Warsaw R Ix High School | Benton | 605 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Harry S Truman State Park Campgrd | Benton | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mo American Whitebranch Subd | Benton | 450 | 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, “Sterett Creek Village, PWSID MO3252288, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/sterett-creek-village-mo3252288 (data as of October 1, 2026).