Water quality in Cherokee, Iowa
Cherokee is in Cherokee County. 12 active public water systems serve the county; 2 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 Cherokee County
10 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Water Supply Plant 1 Cherokee |
5,199 | 0 | 1.5 mi | |
| Hilltop Village Mhc, Inc. Cherokee |
78 | 0 | 3.0 mi | |
| Meriden Municipal Water Supply Meriden |
161 | 0 | 3.9 mi | |
| Larrabee Municipal Water Works Larrabee |
125 | 0 | 7.7 mi | |
| Cleghorn Water Supply Cleghorn |
247 | 0 | 7.9 mi | |
| Aurelia Water Supply Aurelia |
968 | 0 | 7.9 mi | |
| Cherokee Rws Mill Creek Subsystem Cherokee |
1,451 | 0 | 8.6 mi | |
| Quimby Water Supply Quimby |
249 | 1 | 9.1 mi | |
| Marcus Water Supply Marcus |
1,079 | 0 | 12.3 mi | |
| Washta Water Supply Washta |
209 | 0 | 14.1 mi |
Non-community systems in Cherokee County (1: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RJ Thomas Manufacturing CO INC Cherokee |
75 | 1 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Cherokee County, nearest to Cherokee 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.
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.