Public water system · IA4558101
ActiveIowa Contract Fabricators Inc.
At a glance
Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. (PWSID IA4558101) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Howard County, Iowa. It reports serving 160 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
160
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. compare with other water systems in Howard County?
By EPA's size categories, Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Howard County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 348 people per system, and accounts for 2.2% of the 7,302 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Iowa, the 1,828 active systems average 1,718 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. is about 63% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Iowa has 118 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.5% 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 Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc.?
EPA lists Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. 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. 10 of the 21 active systems in Howard County (48%) are also privately owned.
Does Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2012 and April 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc.?
Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. (PWSID IA4558101) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. serve?
Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. reports serving 160 people through 1 service connection in Howard County, Iowa.
Where does Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. 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 Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc.'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc. is a non-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 Howard County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cresco Waterworks | Howard | 3,913 | Community | Groundwater |
| Riceville Water Supply | Howard + 1 more | 816 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elma Water Supply | Howard | 505 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lime Springs Water Supply | Howard | 473 | Community | Groundwater |
| Protivin Water Supply | Howard | 269 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) | Howard | 192 | 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, “Iowa Contract Fabricators Inc., PWSID IA4558101, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/iowa-contract-fabricators-inc-ia4558101 (data as of October 1, 2026).