Public water system · IA5758203
ActiveKroul Farms
At a glance
Kroul Farms (PWSID IA5758203) is an active transient non-community water system in Linn County, Iowa. It reports serving 55 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
55
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Kroul Farms compare with other water systems in Linn County?
By EPA's size categories, Kroul Farms is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Linn County has 82 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,739 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 224,589 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 Kroul Farms is about 62% 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 Kroul Farms?
EPA lists Kroul Farms 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. 55 of the 82 active systems in Linn County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Kroul Farms have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024. The violations listed here began between May 2016 and November 2024. By type: 6 monitoring, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-05-20 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-08-10 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-05-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2018-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-09-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Kroul Farms: frequently asked questions
Who runs Kroul Farms?
Kroul Farms (PWSID IA5758203) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Kroul Farms serve?
Kroul Farms reports serving 55 people through 2 service connections in Linn County, Iowa.
Where does Kroul Farms 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 Kroul Farms have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Kroul Farms' 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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Kroul Farms' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Kroul Farms 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 Linn County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids Water Department | Linn | 142,364 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Marion Municipal Water Dept | Linn | 41,623 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hiawatha Water Dept | Linn | 7,183 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mount Vernon Water Supply | Linn | 4,527 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fairfax Water Supply | Linn | 2,828 | Community | Groundwater |
| Center Point Water Supply | Linn | 2,579 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Kroul Farms, PWSID IA5758203, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/kroul-farms-ia5758203 (data as of October 1, 2026).