Public water system · IA3070204
ActiveKabeles Trading Post
At a glance
Kabeles Trading Post (PWSID IA3070204) is an active transient non-community water system in Dickinson County, Iowa. It reports serving 104 people through 1 service connection. 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 July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
104
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Kabeles Trading Post compare with other water systems in Dickinson County?
By EPA's size categories, Kabeles Trading Post is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dickinson County has 14 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,028 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 14,395 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 Kabeles Trading Post is about 28% 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 Kabeles Trading Post?
EPA lists Kabeles Trading Post 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. 4 of the 14 active systems in Dickinson County (29%) are also privately owned.
Does Kabeles Trading Post have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2022 and July 2025. By type: 3 monitoring, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Kabeles Trading Post: frequently asked questions
Who runs Kabeles Trading Post?
Kabeles Trading Post (PWSID IA3070204) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Kabeles Trading Post serve?
Kabeles Trading Post reports serving 104 people through 1 service connection in Dickinson County, Iowa.
Where does Kabeles Trading Post 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 Kabeles Trading Post have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Kabeles Trading Post'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 July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Kabeles Trading Post's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Kabeles Trading Post 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 Dickinson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Lake Waterworks | Dickinson | 6,167 | Community | Surface water |
| Milford Municipal Utilities | Dickinson | 3,431 | Community | Surface water |
| Lake Park Municipal Utilities | Dickinson | 1,167 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Arnolds Park Water Department | Dickinson | 1,113 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Okoboji Water Supply | Dickinson | 776 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Wahpeton Water Supply | Dickinson | 408 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Kabeles Trading Post, PWSID IA3070204, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/kabeles-trading-post-ia3070204 (data as of October 1, 2026).