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Kossuth County, Iowa

Water Systems
27
Population Served
10,881
Total Violations
1,408
271 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

96.3%
Systems with Violations
52.1
Avg Violations per System
19.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
27 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (1) 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
Algona Municipal Utilities 5,487 67 Clean
Bancroft Water Supply 711 49 Clean
Swea City Water Supply 584 6 -
Whittemore Muni Water Supply 522 43 -
Titonka Water Supply 511 14 -
Burt Water Supply 418 7 -
Wesley Water Supply 390 22 -
Lakota Water Supply 267 109 -
Lu Verne Water Supply 258 45 -
Fenton Municipal Water Supply 254 26 -
Apostolic Christian Church 200 20 -
North Union Elementary School 172 45 -
Lone Rock Water Supply 146 120 -
Oak Lake Maintenance, Inc. 128 89 -
Ledyard Water Supply 121 46 -
River Road Golf Club 90 153 -
Woodlyn Hills 80 81 -
Southdale Home Owners Assn 70 65 -
Valero Lakota Plant 65 51 -
Ambrose a Call State Park 63 46 -
Smith Lake Park 55 53 -
Spring Valley Golf Club 51 17 -
Apostolic Christian Faith of West Bend 50 0 -
Ag Processing Inc - Algona 49 4 -
Eagle Hills 47 140 -
Burr Oak Motel 46 32 -
Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill 46 58 -

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 Kossuth County? ▼
Kossuth County has 1,408 total drinking water violations across 27 water systems, of which 271 are health-based violations. 96.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Kossuth County systems? ▼
Water systems in Kossuth County serve approximately 10,881 people through 27 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Kossuth County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Kossuth County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Kossuth County? ▼
Water systems in Kossuth County use GW (27 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. 19.2% of Kossuth 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.