County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Mitchell County, Iowa
16 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 6,105 people in Mitchell County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 16
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 1,360
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (1 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet IA131 · Mitchell County 16 sys · 1,360 viol · #2689/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 18.8% health
- RANK-BOTTOM #2689/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 100%
- SYS-SMALL 16 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, Mitchell County ranks #2,689 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #85 of 99 counties in Iowa. See methodology · corpus placement.
Mitchell 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 18.8% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #2,689 of 3,254 · #85 of 99 in Iowa.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Mitchell County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Mitchell County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osage Municipal Water Supply | 3,637 | 72 | Detected |
| St Ansgar Water Supply | 1,161 | 70 | - |
| Stacyville Water Supply | 465 | 42 | - |
| St Peter Lutheran Church | 188 | 92 | - |
| Old County Seat Bar & Grill | 101 | 42 | - |
| Absolute Energy LLC | 70 | 4 | - |
| Orchard Water Works | 68 | 219 | - |
| Sunny Brae Golf & Country Club | 63 | 158 | - |
| Carpenter Bar/Grill | 52 | 346 | - |
| Acorn Park Golf & Country Club | 52 | 16 | - |
| Deer Creek Lutheran Church | 51 | 4 | - |
| Interstate Park | 50 | 71 | - |
| Halvorson Park | 50 | 29 | - |
| Gooseys Bar & Grill | 42 | 98 | - |
| Mitchell County Nature Center | 30 | 43 | - |
| Osage Motel | 25 | 54 | - |
Compare beyond Iowa
Mid-flagged peers for Mitchell County
Cross-state counties nearest Mitchell County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (1,360). 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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