Public water system · IA9942027
ActiveHolmes Water Fund
At a glance
Holmes Water Fund (PWSID IA9942027) is an active transient non-community water system in Wright County, Iowa. It reports serving 173 people through 14 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
173
Service connections
14
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Holmes Water Fund compare with other water systems in Wright County?
By EPA's size categories, Holmes Water Fund is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wright County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 552 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 12,136 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 Holmes Water Fund is about 20% above 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 Holmes Water Fund?
EPA lists Holmes Water Fund 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. 13 of the 22 active systems in Wright County (59%) are also privately owned.
Does Holmes Water Fund have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. The violations listed here began between October 1993 and October 1996. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Holmes Water Fund: frequently asked questions
Who runs Holmes Water Fund?
Holmes Water Fund (PWSID IA9942027) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Holmes Water Fund serve?
Holmes Water Fund reports serving 173 people through 14 service connections in Wright County, Iowa.
Where does Holmes Water Fund 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 Holmes Water Fund have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. 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 Holmes Water Fund'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Holmes Water Fund's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Holmes Water Fund 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 Wright County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Grove Water Supply | Wright | 3,601 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clarion Water Supply | Wright | 2,810 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belmond Water Supply | Wright | 2,463 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prestage Foods of Iowa | Wright | 800 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Goldfield Water Supply | Wright | 634 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dows Water Supply | Wright | 526 | 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, “Holmes Water Fund, PWSID IA9942027, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/holmes-water-fund-ia9942027 (data as of October 1, 2026).