RURAL WATER SYSTEM #1: EPA violation history, explained
RURAL WATER SYSTEM #1 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,428 people get their water from it, across 1,371 connections.
How this compares nationally
15 total violations and 4 health-based ones put RURAL WATER SYSTEM #1 at the 67th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,279 of 12,903.
How RURAL WATER SYSTEM #1 compares within IA
RURAL WATER SYSTEM #1's 4 health-based violations sit above the IA average of 3.5, across 203 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for RURAL WATER SYSTEM #1 is from 2025-01-03 (health-based: 2017-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
RURAL WATER SYSTEM #1's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
RURAL WATER SYSTEM #1's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for RURAL WATER SYSTEM #1 - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.