Water quality in Elkhart, Iowa
Elkhart is in Polk County. 39 active public water systems serve the county; 10 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 Polk County
37 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondurant Muni Water Supply Bondurant |
9,393 | 0 | 6.0 mi | |
| Ankeny, City of Ankeny |
76,207 | 0 | 6.3 mi | |
| Greenwood Acres Water Co. Ankeny |
325 | 0 | 7.4 mi | |
| Autumn Ridge Estates MHP Ankeny |
1,032 | 0 | 7.9 mi | |
| Hickory Hollow Water Service, Inc. Ankeny |
375 | 0 | 8.7 mi | |
| Oakwood Park Water Inc. Ankeny |
218 | 0 | 8.8 mi | |
| Sunnybrook Mobile Home Park Berwick |
343 | 0 | 8.8 mi | |
| Des Moines Water Works Des Moines |
246,055 | 0 | 9.8 mi | |
| Sheldahl Water Supply Sheldahl |
307 | 0 | 10.2 mi | |
| Polk City Water Supply Polk City |
6,533 | 0 | 10.3 mi | |
| Ciww ( Polk City) Polk City |
25 | 0 | 10.5 mi | |
| Altoona Water Supply Altoona |
22,436 | 1 | 10.5 mi | |
| Stover Heights MHC Des Moines |
393 | 0 | 11.0 mi | |
| Camp Dodge Water Supply Johnston |
1,169 | 4 | 11.2 mi | |
| Mitchellville Water Supply Mitchellville |
2,515 | 4 | 12.2 mi | |
| Southwest Polk Water Service, Inc. West Des Moines |
393 | 0 | 12.7 mi | |
| Johnston Municipal Water Supply Johnston |
24,897 | 0 | 13.2 mi | |
| Pleasant Valley LE LLC Pleasant Hill |
350 | 1 | 14.9 mi | |
| Rocklyn MHP Urbandale |
103 | 1 | 15.4 mi | |
| Southeast Polk Rwd Altoona |
7,565 | 0 | 15.6 mi | |
| Park View Village Grimes |
1,800 | 1 | 15.7 mi | |
| Grimes Water Supply Grimes |
17,997 | 0 | 15.8 mi | |
| Yes Regency Manor LLC Des Moines |
710 | 0 | 16.0 mi | |
| The Meadows Des Moines |
702 | 0 | 16.0 mi | |
| Val Vista Estates Des Moines |
553 | 0 | 16.0 mi |
Non-community systems in Polk County (1: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vca Avondale Animal Hospital Des Moines |
64 | 2 | 1 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Polk County, nearest to Elkhart 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.