Public water system · IA4848001
ActiveAmana Society Water System North
At a glance
Amana Society Water System North (PWSID IA4848001) is an active community water system in Iowa County, Iowa. It reports serving 1,248 people through 663 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,248
Service connections
663
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Amana Society Water System North compare with other water systems in Iowa County?
By EPA's size categories, Amana Society Water System North is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Iowa County has 15 active public water systems, and Amana Society Water System North is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 41% above the county average of 884 people per system, and accounts for 9.4% of the 13,265 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Iowa, the 1,828 active systems average 1,718 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Amana Society Water System North is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Iowa has 1,084 active community water systems, 59% of the state's 1,828 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,502 Iowa systems (82%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Amana Society Water System North?
EPA lists Amana Society Water System North as privately owned. The IA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 8 of the 15 active systems in Iowa County (53%) are also privately owned.
Does Amana Society Water System North have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between September 2019 and July 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 6 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Amana Society Water System North: frequently asked questions
Who runs Amana Society Water System North?
Amana Society Water System North (PWSID IA4848001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Amana Society Water System North serve?
Amana Society Water System North reports serving 1,248 people through 663 service connections in Iowa County, Iowa.
Where does Amana Society Water System North get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Amana Society Water System North have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Amana Society Water System North's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Amana Society Water System North's water quality report?
As a community water system, Amana Society Water System North must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Iowa County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg Public Water Supply | Iowa | 3,345 | Community | Groundwater |
| Poweshiek Water Association (Iac) | Iowa | 2,490 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marengo Water Supply | Iowa | 2,435 | Community | Groundwater |
| North English Water Department | Iowa | 1,065 | Community | Groundwater |
| Victor Municipal Water Dept | Iowa | 875 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kinze Manufacturing Inc. | Iowa | 710 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Amana Society Water System North, PWSID IA4848001, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/amana-society-water-system-north-ia4848001 (data as of October 1, 2026).