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Iowa Tribe of KS & NE

White Cloud, EPA Region 7 — Tribal Water Systems 66094 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 192 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

192
People served
219
EPA violations
46
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 219 drinking-water violations at Iowa Tribe of KS & NE, 21% of them health-based.

219
Total EPA violations on record
21%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
192
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Iowa Tribe of KS & NE

Iowa Tribe of KS & NE is a native american-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 192 residents in White Cloud, EPA Region 7 — Tribal Water Systems through 103 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 219 total violations for this system , of which 46 (21%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 142 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 56 violations (MON). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

EPA Region 7 — Tribal Water Systems has thousands of regulated public water systems tracked by EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
192
Total Violations
219
Health-Based Violations
46
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
103
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
142
Treatment Tech Violations
31

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 56 2025
Chlorine MR 44 2025
Groundwater Rule TT 29 2022
Nitrate MR 13 2015
Public Notice Other 13 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2011
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2024
TTHM MR 6 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2007
Groundwater Rule Other 3 2019
Nitrate-Nitrite MCL 3 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 2017
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 1 2022

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Iowa Tribe of KS & NE.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID 070000008 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

EPA Region 7 — Tribal Water Systems Drinking Water Authority

EPA Region 7 — Tribal Water Systems's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find 07 regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 56 SDWIS / 070000008 / 8000
2025 Chlorine MR 44 SDWIS / 070000008 / 0999
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 SDWIS / 070000008 / 5000
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 SDWIS / 070000008 / 7000
2023 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / 070000008 / 2950
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / 070000008 / 2456
2023 Nitrate-Nitrite MCL 3 SDWIS / 070000008 / 1038
2022 Groundwater Rule TT 29 SDWIS / 070000008 / 0700
2022 Public Notice Other 13 SDWIS / 070000008 / 7500
2022 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 1 SDWIS / 070000008 / 1038
2019 Groundwater Rule Other 3 SDWIS / 070000008 / 0700
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 SDWIS / 070000008 / 8000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 SDWIS / 070000008 / 8000
2015 Nitrate MR 13 SDWIS / 070000008 / 1040
2011 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / 070000008 / 3100

How Iowa Tribe of KS & NE Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Iowa Tribe of KS & NE EPA Region 7 — Tribal Water Systems avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 219 - SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 46 - Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None - EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 192 - Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across all regulated public water systems in EPA Region 7 — Tribal Water Systems.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Iowa Tribe of KS & NE water safe to drink? ▼
Iowa Tribe of KS & NE (PWS ID: 070000008) has 219 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 192 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Iowa Tribe of KS & NE serve? ▼
Iowa Tribe of KS & NE serves 192 people in White Cloud, EPA Region 7 — Tribal Water Systems. It is a Native American-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 103 service connections.
What type of violations does Iowa Tribe of KS & NE have? ▼
Iowa Tribe of KS & NE has 219 total violations: 46 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 142 monitoring/reporting violations, and 31 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Iowa Tribe of KS & NE water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Iowa Tribe of KS & NE under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Iowa Tribe of KS & NE use? ▼
Iowa Tribe of KS & NE uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.