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Badger Water Supply

Badger, Iowa 50516 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 561 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

561
People served
49
EPA violations
26
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 49 drinking-water violations at Badger Water Supply, 53% of them health-based - below the Iowa per-system average.

49
Total EPA violations on record
53%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
561
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Badger Water Supply

Badger Water Supply is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 561 residents in Badger, Iowa (Webster County) through 249 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 49 total violations for this system , of which 26 (53%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 19 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 22 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Badger Water Supply's 49 violations sit below 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
561
Total Violations
49
Health-Based Violations
26
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
249
County
Webster
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
26
Monitoring Violations
19
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 22 1994
Nitrate MR 6 1996
Fluoride MCL 4 1984
TTHM MR 4 2015
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2015
Nitrite MR 3 1995
Antimony, Total MR 2 1993

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 Badger Water Supply.

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 IA9405082 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
2015 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / IA9405082 / 2950
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / IA9405082 / 2456
1996 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / IA9405082 / 1040
1995 Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / IA9405082 / 1041
1994 Coliform (TCR) MCL 22 SDWIS / IA9405082 / 3100
1993 Antimony, Total MR 2 SDWIS / IA9405082 / 1074
1984 Fluoride MCL 4 SDWIS / IA9405082 / 1025

How Badger Water Supply Compares

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

Metric Badger Water Supply Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 49 77 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 26 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 561 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 Badger Water Supply water safe to drink? ▼
Badger Water Supply (PWS ID: IA9405082) has 49 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 561 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Badger Water Supply serve? ▼
Badger Water Supply serves 561 people in Badger, Iowa. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 249 service connections.
What type of violations does Badger Water Supply have? ▼
Badger Water Supply has 49 total violations: 26 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 19 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Badger Water Supply water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Badger Water Supply under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Badger Water Supply use? ▼
Badger Water Supply 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.