Water quality in Alta, Iowa
Alta is in Buena Vista County. 13 active public water systems serve the county; 4 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Buena Vista County
11 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Lake Water Treatment Plant Storm Lake |
11,431 | 0 | 5.6 mi | |
| Lake Creek Homeowners Association Storm Lake |
175 | 0 | 5.8 mi | |
| Truesdale Water Supply Truesdale |
69 | 0 | 7.2 mi | |
| Lakeside Water Supply Lakeside |
700 | 0 | 7.5 mi | |
| Rembrandt Water Supply Rembrandt |
209 | 1 | 12.7 mi | |
| Linn Grove Water Works Linn Grove |
163 | 1 | 15.6 mi | |
| Newell Water Treatment Plant Newell |
921 | 1 | 15.9 mi | |
| Sioux Rapids Water Department Sioux Rapids |
932 | 3 | 19.2 mi | |
| Albert City Muni Water Supply Albert City |
677 | 0 | 19.5 mi | |
| Marathon Light & Water Department Marathon |
230 | 0 | 20.8 mi | |
| Iowa Lakes Regional Water Spencer |
6,755 | 0 | 33.7 mi |
Non-community systems in Buena Vista County (1: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rembrandt Enterprises INC (rembrandt) Rembrandt |
120 | 0 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Buena Vista County, nearest to Alta first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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.