Public water system · IA5879424
ActiveLake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc.
At a glance
Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. (PWSID IA5879424) is an active transient non-community water system in Louisa County, Iowa. It reports serving 31 people through 61 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
31
Service connections
61
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. compare with other water systems in Louisa County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Louisa County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 442 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 9,731 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 Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. is well 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 Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc.?
EPA lists Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. 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 Louisa County (59%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. The violations listed here began between October 1985 and August 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1997-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1985-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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 Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc.?
Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. (PWSID IA5879424) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. serve?
Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. reports serving 31 people through 61 service connections in Louisa County, Iowa.
Where does Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. 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 Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc.'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lake Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc. 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 Louisa County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wapello Municipal Water Works | Louisa | 2,096 | Community | Groundwater |
| Columbus Junction Water Supply | Louisa | 1,830 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. (Columbus Jct) | Louisa | 1,300 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Louisa-Muscatine Community School | Louisa | 1,190 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Morning Sun Water Department | Louisa | 752 | Community | Groundwater |
| Caseys #3449 | Louisa | 715 | 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 Odessa Cabin Owners Assoc., PWSID IA5879424, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/lake-odessa-cabin-owners-assoc-ia5879424 (data as of October 1, 2026).