Palo Alto County, Iowa
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet IA147 · Palo Alto County 8 sys · 391 viol · #2019/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-HIGH 62.7% health
- RANK-LOWER #2019/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 50.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 88%
- SYS-TINY 8 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, Palo Alto County ranks #2,019 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #39 of 99 counties in Iowa. See methodology · corpus placement.
Palo Alto 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 62.7% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 50.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #2,019 of 3,254 · #39 of 99 in Iowa.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Palo Alto County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Palo Alto County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Lakes Regional Water - Osgood | 8,500 | 17 | Detected |
| Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department | 3,733 | 17 | Clean |
| Graettinger Municipal Water Supply | 897 | 17 | - |
| West Bend Water Department | 791 | 40 | - |
| Ruthven Water Supply | 779 | 8 | - |
| Mallard Water Supply | 257 | 224 | - |
| Daybreak Foods Inc | 65 | 30 | - |
| Rodman Water System | 31 | 38 | - |
Compare beyond Iowa
Mid-flagged peers for Palo Alto County
Cross-state counties nearest Palo Alto County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (391). 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).
Read our methodology · Check your water system - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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.