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Community Water System · PWS IA7000689

Louisa Courts MHP & Sales

Muscatine, Iowa 52761 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 121 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

121
People served
232
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 232 drinking-water violations at Louisa Courts MHP & Sales, 8% of them health-based - above the Iowa per-system average.

232
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
121
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Louisa Courts MHP & Sales

Louisa Courts MHP & Sales is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 121 residents in Muscatine, Iowa (Muscatine County) through 62 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 232 total violations for this system , of which 19 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 115 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 61 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, 127 of 152 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (83.6%).

Louisa Courts MHP & Sales's 232 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
121
Total Violations
232
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
62
County
Muscatine
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
19
Monitoring Violations
115
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 61 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2016
Nitrate MCL 11 2018
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 1992
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 1993
Antimony, Total MR 4 1993
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 1996
LASSO MR 4 1996
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2013
TTHM MR 4 2013
Public Notice Other 3 2018
E. COLI MR 3 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2018
Arsenic MR 1 1980
Fluoride MR 1 1980
Cadmium MR 1 1980
Chromium MR 1 1980
Selenium MR 1 1980
Mercury MR 1 1980
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 1 1980
Barium MR 1 1980

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 Louisa Courts MHP & Sales.

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 IA7000689 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
2023 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 3014
2018 Nitrate MR 61 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 1040
2018 Nitrate MCL 11 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 1040
2018 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 7500
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 5000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 3100
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 2456
2013 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 2950
1996 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 2378
1996 LASSO MR 4 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 2051
1993 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 4000
1993 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 1074
1992 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 3100
1980 Arsenic MR 1 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 1005
1980 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / IA7000689 / 1025

How Louisa Courts MHP & Sales Compares

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

Metric Louisa Courts MHP & Sales Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 232 77 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 19 15.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 83.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 121 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 Louisa Courts MHP & Sales water safe to drink? ▼
Louisa Courts MHP & Sales (PWS ID: IA7000689) has 232 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 121 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Louisa Courts MHP & Sales serve? ▼
Louisa Courts MHP & Sales serves 121 people in Muscatine, Iowa. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 62 service connections.
What type of violations does Louisa Courts MHP & Sales have? ▼
Louisa Courts MHP & Sales has 232 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 115 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Louisa Courts MHP & Sales water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Louisa Courts MHP & Sales under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Louisa Courts MHP & Sales use? ▼
Louisa Courts MHP & Sales 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.