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Community Water System · PWS IA9433312

Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC

Humboldt, Iowa 50548 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 50 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

50
People served
35
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 35 drinking-water violations at Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC, 14% of them health-based - below the Iowa per-system average.

35
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
50
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC

Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 50 residents in Humboldt, Iowa (Webster County) through 18 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 35 total violations for this system , of which 5 (14%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 25 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 Trichloroethylene, recorded in 5 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%).

Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC's 35 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
50
Total Violations
35
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
18
County
Webster
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
25
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Trichloroethylene MR 5 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2010
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2011
E. COLI MR 4 2021

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 Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC.

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 IA9433312 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 Trichloroethylene MR 5 SDWIS / IA9433312 / 2984
2023 Vinyl chloride MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433312 / 2976
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433312 / 5000
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / IA9433312 / 8000
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / IA9433312 / 7000
2021 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433312 / 3014
2011 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433312 / 3100
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / IA9433312 / 3100

How Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC Compares

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

Metric Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 35 77 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 50 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 Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC water safe to drink? ▼
Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC (PWS ID: IA9433312) has 35 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 50 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC serve? ▼
Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC serves 50 people in Humboldt, Iowa. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 18 service connections.
What type of violations does Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC have? ▼
Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC has 35 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 25 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC use? ▼
Becker Drive Road & Well, LLC 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.