Public water system · MO4120170
ActiveTrail of Tears State Park Campgrd
At a glance
Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd (PWSID MO4120170) is an active transient non-community water system in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. It reports serving 500 people through 23 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
23
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd compare with other water systems in Cape Girardeau County?
By EPA's size categories, Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cape Girardeau County has 29 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,537 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 73,571 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 Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd is about 3.5 times 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 Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd?
EPA lists Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd as owned by a state government. 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. 2 of the 29 active systems in Cape Girardeau County (6.9%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and January 2000. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 3 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.
Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd: frequently asked questions
Who runs Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd?
Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd (PWSID MO4120170) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd serve?
Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd reports serving 500 people through 23 service connections in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
Where does Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd 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 Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. 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 Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd 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 Cape Girardeau County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau Pws | Cape Girardeau | 39,941 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jackson Pws | Cape Girardeau | 15,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cape Perry County Pwsd 1 South | Cape Girardeau | 8,545 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 2 | Cape Girardeau | 2,913 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 4 | Cape Girardeau | 1,743 | Community | Groundwater |
| Procter & Gamble Paper Prod Co | Cape Girardeau | 1,200 | 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, “Trail of Tears State Park Campgrd, PWSID MO4120170, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/trail-of-tears-state-park-campgrd-mo4120170 (data as of October 1, 2026).