County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Dickinson County, Iowa
14 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 14,274 people in Dickinson County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 14
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 722
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 92.9%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (2 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet IA059 · Dickinson County 14 sys · 722 viol · #2063/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 92.9% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 8.9% health
- RANK-LOWER #2063/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 57%
- SYS-SMALL 14 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Cedar County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Dickinson County ranks #2,063 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #42 of 99 counties in Iowa. See methodology · corpus placement.
Dickinson County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 92.9% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 8.9% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #2,063 of 3,254 · #42 of 99 in Iowa.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Dickinson County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Dickinson County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Lake Waterworks | 6,167 | 32 | Detected |
| Milford Municipal Utilities | 3,321 | 45 | - |
| Lake Park Municipal Utilities | 1,167 | 46 | - |
| Arnolds Park Water Department | 1,110 | 9 | - |
| Okoboji Water Supply | 768 | 6 | Detected |
| Wahpeton Water Supply | 408 | 333 | - |
| Terril Municipal Waterworks | 334 | 43 | - |
| West Okoboji | 308 | 30 | - |
| Cedar Ridge Campground | 250 | 0 | - |
| Superior Water System | 132 | 56 | - |
| Anglers Bay Resort | 110 | 35 | - |
| Kabeles Trading Post | 104 | 20 | - |
| Treasure Village Inc | 70 | 12 | - |
| Central Water System | 25 | 55 | - |
Compare beyond Iowa
Mid-flagged peers for Dickinson County
Cross-state counties nearest Dickinson County on flagged-system share (92.9%) and cumulative violation count (722). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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