Public water system · IA4515957
ActiveLake Hendricks Park (East Well)
At a glance
Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) (PWSID IA4515957) is an active transient non-community water system in Howard County, Iowa. It reports serving 192 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 6 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
192
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) compare with other water systems in Howard County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Howard County has 21 active public water systems, and Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 45% below the county average of 348 people per system, and accounts for 2.6% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) is about 33% 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 Lake Hendricks Park (East Well)?
EPA lists Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) as owned by a local government. 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 owned by a local government.
Does Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. The violations listed here began between October 1984 and October 1996. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
| 1988-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1984-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Lake Hendricks Park (East Well): frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Hendricks Park (East Well)?
Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) (PWSID IA4515957) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) serve?
Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) reports serving 192 people through 1 service connection in Howard County, Iowa.
Where does Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) 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 Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 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 Lake Hendricks Park (East Well)'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 6 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 Lake Hendricks Park (East Well)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lake Hendricks Park (East Well) 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 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 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Church | Howard | 165 | 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, “Lake Hendricks Park (East Well), PWSID IA4515957, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/lake-hendricks-park-east-well-ia4515957 (data as of October 1, 2026).