Iowa
Howard County drinking water quality
21 active public water systems serve 7,302 people in Howard County. 12 are compliant, 9 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 0 carry a health flag.
Community water systems
6 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cresco Waterworks Cresco |
3,913 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Riceville Water Supply Riceville |
816 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Elma Water Supply Elma |
505 | 0 | 0 | |
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Lime Springs Water Supply Lime Springs |
473 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Protivin Water Supply Protivin |
269 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Chester Water Supply Chester |
139 | 1 | 0 |
Non-community systems (15: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lake Hendricks Park (east Well) Cresco |
192 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Our Lady of Lourdes Church Elma |
165 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Iowa Contract Fabricators INC Riceville |
160 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Prairies Edge Nature Center Cresco |
150 | 0 | 0 | |
|
ST Pauls Maple Leaf Lutheran Church Elma |
90 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Saratoga Community Church Lime Springs |
80 | 0 | 0 | |
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Lidtke Park Lime Springs |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
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Pine Grove Mennonite School Chester |
48 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Featherlite Manufacturing, Llc. Lime Springs |
45 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Bodensteiner Impl (ls) Lime Springs |
43 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Cedar Valley Kitchen Elma |
42 | 0 | 0 | |
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Cresco Golf and Country Club Cresco |
36 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Tricky's Bar and Grill Elma |
30 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Lake Hendricks Park (west Well) Cresco |
29 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Jos Longbranch Cresco |
27 | 1 | 1 |
Inactive systems (13, 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.