Public water system · IA5543069
ActiveLedyard Water Supply
At a glance
Ledyard Water Supply (PWSID IA5543069) is an active community water system in Kossuth County, Iowa. It reports serving 121 people through 81 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
121
Service connections
81
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Ledyard Water Supply compare with other water systems in Kossuth County?
By EPA's size categories, Ledyard Water Supply is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kossuth County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 403 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 10,881 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Iowa, the 1,828 active systems average 1,718 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Ledyard Water Supply is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Iowa has 1,084 active community water systems, 59% 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 Ledyard Water Supply?
EPA lists Ledyard Water Supply 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. 13 of the 27 active systems in Kossuth County (48%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Ledyard Water Supply have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. The violations listed here began between June 1982 and December 2022. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 1982-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
Ledyard Water Supply: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ledyard Water Supply?
Ledyard Water Supply (PWSID IA5543069) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Ledyard Water Supply serve?
Ledyard Water Supply reports serving 121 people through 81 service connections in Kossuth County, Iowa.
Where does Ledyard Water Supply 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 Ledyard Water Supply have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. 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 Ledyard Water Supply'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ledyard Water Supply's water quality report?
As a community water system, Ledyard Water Supply must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Kossuth County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algona Municipal Utilities | Kossuth | 5,487 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bancroft Water Supply | Kossuth | 711 | Community | Groundwater |
| Swea City Water Supply | Kossuth | 584 | Community | Groundwater |
| Whittemore Muni Water Supply | Kossuth | 522 | Community | Groundwater |
| Titonka Water Supply | Kossuth | 511 | Community | Groundwater |
| Burt Water Supply | Kossuth | 418 | 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, “Ledyard Water Supply, PWSID IA5543069, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/ledyard-water-supply-ia5543069 (data as of October 1, 2026).