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Fayette County drinking water quality

23 active public water systems serve 14,592 people in Fayette County. 20 are compliant, 3 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 0 carry a health flag.

Active systems 23 11 community systems
People served 15K by public water systems
Systems with violations 3 13% of active systems, past 3 years
Serious violators 0 0 systems carry a health flag

Community water systems

11 systems, largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Oelwein Municipal Water Works
Oelwein
5,920 0 0
West Union Water Supply
West Union
2,540 0 0
Fayette Water Supply
Fayette
1,256 1 0
Elgin Municipal Water Supply
Elgin
685 0 0
Clermont Water Supply
Clermont
586 0 0
Maynard Water Supply
Maynard
476 0 0
Hawkeye Water Supply
Hawkeye
438 0 0
Arlington Water Supply
Arlington
419 0 0
Waucoma Water Supply
Waucoma
229 0 0
Wadena Water System
Wadena
209 0 0
Westgate Water Supply
Westgate
192 0 0
Non-community systems (12: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
North Fayette Valley Community School
Elgin
552 0 0
Montauk Historical Site
Clermont
462 0 0
Volga River Rec. Area
Fayette
150 0 0
Gilbertson Park
Elgin
118 0 0
St. Luke Church
Saint Lucas
72 0 0
Lakeshore RV Resort & Campground
Oelwein
65 1 1
Big Rock Country Club
Fayette
52 3 1
TO the Outpost LLC
Oran
51 0 0
Hillandale Iowa II LLP
West Union
35 0 0
Gouldsburg Park
Fayette
30 0 0
Hickory Grove (golf Course)
Oelwein
28 0 0
River Valley Campground
Wadena
27 0 0
Inactive systems (42, no longer operating or reporting)

Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.

About this data

Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Iowa records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.