Public water system · IA3126489
ActiveDubuque Ymca Camp
At a glance
Dubuque Ymca Camp (PWSID IA3126489) is an active transient non-community water system in Dubuque County, Iowa. It reports serving 60 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dubuque Ymca Camp compare with other water systems in Dubuque County?
By EPA's size categories, Dubuque Ymca Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dubuque County has 74 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,255 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 92,853 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 Dubuque Ymca Camp is about 58% 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 Dubuque Ymca Camp?
EPA lists Dubuque Ymca Camp 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. 49 of the 74 active systems in Dubuque County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Dubuque Ymca Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2010. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and May 2010. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Dubuque Ymca Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dubuque Ymca Camp?
Dubuque Ymca Camp (PWSID IA3126489) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Dubuque Ymca Camp serve?
Dubuque Ymca Camp reports serving 60 people through 5 service connections in Dubuque County, Iowa.
Where does Dubuque Ymca Camp 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 Dubuque Ymca Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2010. 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 Dubuque Ymca Camp'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dubuque Ymca Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dubuque Ymca Camp 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 Dubuque County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque Water Works | Dubuque | 59,667 | Community | Groundwater |
| Asbury Municipal Water System | Dubuque | 5,943 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dyersville Municipal Water Co | Dubuque | 4,477 | Community | Groundwater |
| John Deere Dubuque Works | Dubuque | 3,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cascade Municipal Water Supply | Dubuque | 2,386 | Community | Groundwater |
| Peosta Water Supply | Dubuque | 2,278 | 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, “Dubuque Ymca Camp, PWSID IA3126489, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/dubuque-ymca-camp-ia3126489 (data as of October 1, 2026).