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Cedar County, Iowa

Water Systems
28
Population Served
14,112
Total Violations
1,926
338 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

92.9%
Systems with Violations
68.8
Avg Violations per System
17.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
28 systems (100%)

Compliance Snapshot

Cedar Iowa water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (26)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Tipton Water Supply 3,149 20 -
West Branch Water Works 2,509 53 -
Durant Water Supply 1,871 14 -
Clarence Water Supply 1,039 73 -
Mechanicsville Water Dept 1,020 64 -
Lowden Water Supply 807 14 -
Stanwood Water Supply 637 16 -
Kum & Go Store #267 604 76 -
West Branch MHP 400 12 -
G G Brothers 395 470 -
Bennett Waterworks 347 5 -
Hwh Corporation 250 175 -
Meadow Lake Campgrounds 200 65 -
Pioneer HI-Bred Durant Plant 134 57 -
Hidden River Campgrounds 101 50 -
Scattergood Friends School 100 135 -
Pilot Travel Center #496 87 56 -
Yankee Grove HOA 64 90 -
Coach Road Well Association 60 100 -
Wahkonsa Country Club 60 109 -
Hwh Corporation (West) 50 80 -
Little Bear Campground 45 25 -
Twin State Inc 42 0 -
Cedar River Campground 33 135 -
River Valley Cooperative 30 20 -
Jj Nichting Company 28 0 -
Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation 25 1 -
Yankee Grove Part 3 25 11 -

Other Counties in Iowa

Polk County
38 systems · 552,627 served · 1,563 violations
Linn County
83 systems · 224,711 served · 8,540 violations
Scott County
77 systems · 178,285 served · 5,956 violations
Johnson County
125 systems · 167,742 served · 10,912 violations
Black Hawk County
19 systems · 161,225 served · 824 violations
Story County
21 systems · 121,108 served · 1,299 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Cedar County? ▼
Cedar County has 1,926 total drinking water violations across 28 water systems, of which 338 are health-based violations. 92.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cedar County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cedar County serve approximately 14,112 people through 28 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cedar County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Cedar County.
What types of water sources supply Cedar County? ▼
Water systems in Cedar County use GW (28 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 17.5% of Cedar County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.