Public water system · IA5502728
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At a glance
Burr Oak Motel (PWSID IA5502728) is an active transient non-community water system in Kossuth County, Iowa. It reports serving 46 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
46
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Burr Oak Motel compare with other water systems in Kossuth County?
By EPA's size categories, Burr Oak Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kossuth County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 403 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 10,881 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 Burr Oak Motel 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 Burr Oak Motel?
EPA lists Burr Oak Motel 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. 12 of the 27 active systems in Kossuth County (44%) are also privately owned.
Does Burr Oak Motel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between April 1999 and January 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Burr Oak Motel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Burr Oak Motel?
Burr Oak Motel (PWSID IA5502728) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Burr Oak Motel serve?
Burr Oak Motel reports serving 46 people through 1 service connection in Kossuth County, Iowa.
Where does Burr Oak Motel 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 Burr Oak Motel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. 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 Burr Oak Motel'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Burr Oak Motel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Burr Oak Motel 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 Kossuth County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algona Municipal Utilities | Kossuth | 5,487 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bancroft Water Supply | Kossuth | 711 | Community | Groundwater |
| Swea City Water Supply | Kossuth | 584 | Community | Groundwater |
| Whittemore Muni Water Supply | Kossuth | 522 | Community | Groundwater |
| Titonka Water Supply | Kossuth | 511 | Community | Groundwater |
| Burt Water Supply | Kossuth | 418 | 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, “Burr Oak Motel, PWSID IA5502728, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/burr-oak-motel-ia5502728 (data as of October 1, 2026).