Water quality in Elma, Iowa
Elma is in Howard County. 21 active public water systems serve the county; 9 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Other community water systems in Howard County
5 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riceville Water Supply Riceville |
816 | 2 | 10.0 mi | |
| Lime Springs Water Supply Lime Springs |
473 | 1 | 13.8 mi | |
| Chester Water Supply Chester |
139 | 1 | 15.5 mi | |
| Cresco Waterworks Cresco |
3,913 | 0 | 16.0 mi | |
| Protivin Water Supply Protivin |
269 | 1 | 16.0 mi |
Non-community systems in Howard County (15: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ST Pauls Maple Leaf Lutheran Church Elma |
90 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Tricky's Bar and Grill Elma |
30 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Our Lady of Lourdes Church Elma |
165 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Saratoga Community Church Lime Springs |
80 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Cedar Valley Kitchen Elma |
42 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Bodensteiner Impl (ls) Lime Springs |
43 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Iowa Contract Fabricators INC Riceville |
160 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Lake Hendricks Park (west Well) Cresco |
29 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Lake Hendricks Park (east Well) Cresco |
192 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Pine Grove Mennonite School Chester |
48 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Featherlite Manufacturing, Llc. Lime Springs |
45 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Cresco Golf and Country Club Cresco |
36 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Prairies Edge Nature Center Cresco |
150 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Lidtke Park Lime Springs |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Jos Longbranch Cresco |
27 | 1 | 1 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Howard County, nearest to Elma 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.