Howard County, Iowa
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet IA089 · Howard County 21 sys · 2,026 viol · #2586/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 18.9% health
- RANK-LOWER #2586/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 100%
- SYS-SMALL 21 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Pottawattamie County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Howard County ranks #2,586 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #81 of 99 counties in Iowa. See methodology · corpus placement.
Howard County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 18.9% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #2,586 of 3,254 · #81 of 99 in Iowa.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Howard County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Howard County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cresco Waterworks | 3,913 | 178 | Clean |
| Riceville Water Supply | 816 | 152 | - |
| Elma Water Supply | 505 | 85 | - |
| Lime Springs Water Supply | 473 | 33 | - |
| Protivin Water Supply | 269 | 28 | - |
| Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) | 192 | 36 | - |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Church | 165 | 1 | - |
| Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc | 160 | 8 | - |
| Prairies Edge Nature Center | 150 | 8 | - |
| Chester Water Supply | 139 | 209 | - |
| St Pauls Maple Leaf Lutheran Church | 90 | 8 | - |
| Saratoga Community Church | 80 | 176 | - |
| Lidtke Park | 50 | 17 | - |
| Pine Grove Mennonite School | 48 | 65 | - |
| Featherlite Manufacturing, Inc. | 45 | 87 | - |
| Bodensteiner Impl (Ls) | 43 | 34 | - |
| Cedar Valley Kitchen | 42 | 46 | - |
| Cresco Golf and Country Club | 36 | 259 | - |
| Tricky's Bar and Grill | 30 | 55 | - |
| Lake Hendricks Park (West Well) | 29 | 79 | - |
| Jos Longbranch | 27 | 462 | - |
Compare beyond Iowa
Mid-flagged peers for Howard County
Cross-state counties nearest Howard County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (2,026). 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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