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Community Water System · PWS IA1600301

Coach Road Well Association

Lisbon, Iowa 52253 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 60 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

60
People served
100
EPA violations
13
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 100 drinking-water violations at Coach Road Well Association, 13% of them health-based - above the Iowa per-system average.

100
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
60
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Coach Road Well Association

Coach Road Well Association is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 60 residents in Lisbon, Iowa (Cedar County) through 20 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 100 total violations for this system , of which 13 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 73 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 38 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Iowa, EPA tracks 1,795 public water systems serving 3,114,444 people, with 138,271 cumulative violations and 27,946 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 77 violations. Statewide, 32 of 152 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (21.1%).

Coach Road Well Association's 100 violations sit above the Iowa average.

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
60
Total Violations
100
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
20
County
Cedar
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
13
Monitoring Violations
73
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 38 1995
Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 1995
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2018
Nitrate MR 9 2002
E. COLI MR 8 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2021
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1986

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 Coach Road Well Association.

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 IA1600301 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Iowa Drinking Water Authority

Iowa'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 IA 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
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / IA1600301 / 7000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / IA1600301 / 8000
2018 E. COLI MR 8 SDWIS / IA1600301 / 3014
2015 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / IA1600301 / 5000
2002 Nitrate MR 9 SDWIS / IA1600301 / 1040
1995 Coliform (TCR) MR 38 SDWIS / IA1600301 / 3100
1995 Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 SDWIS / IA1600301 / 3100
1986 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / IA1600301 / 4000

How Coach Road Well Association Compares

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

Metric Coach Road Well Association Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 100 77 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 13 15.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 21.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 60 1,735 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,795 regulated public water systems in Iowa.

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 Coach Road Well Association water safe to drink? ▼
Coach Road Well Association (PWS ID: IA1600301) has 100 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 60 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Coach Road Well Association serve? ▼
Coach Road Well Association serves 60 people in Lisbon, Iowa. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 20 service connections.
What type of violations does Coach Road Well Association have? ▼
Coach Road Well Association has 100 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 73 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Coach Road Well Association water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Coach Road Well Association under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Coach Road Well Association use? ▼
Coach Road Well Association 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.