Public water system · IA1656901
ActiveBennett Pk-Cedar Conservation
At a glance
Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation (PWSID IA1656901) is an active transient non-community water system in Cedar County, Iowa. It reports serving 25 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation compare with other water systems in Cedar County?
By EPA's size categories, Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cedar County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 504 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 14,112 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Iowa, the 1,828 active systems average 1,718 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Iowa has 626 active transient non-community water systems, 34% 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 Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation?
EPA lists Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation as owned by a local government. 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. 9 of the 28 active systems in Cedar County (32%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2025 and October 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as unaddressed and 2 as archived. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-08-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-08-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-07-05 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation?
Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation (PWSID IA1656901) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation serve?
Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation reports serving 25 people through 20 service connections in Cedar County, Iowa.
Where does Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation 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 Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Cedar County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Water Supply | Cedar | 3,149 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Branch Water Works | Cedar | 2,509 | Community | Groundwater |
| Durant Water Supply | Cedar | 1,871 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clarence Water Supply | Cedar | 1,039 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mechanicsville Water Dept | Cedar | 1,020 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lowden Water Supply | Cedar | 807 | 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, “Bennett Pk-Cedar Conservation, PWSID IA1656901, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/bennett-pk-cedar-conservation-ia1656901 (data as of October 1, 2026).