Public water system · IA2817401
ActiveLost Beach Resort
At a glance
Lost Beach Resort (PWSID IA2817401) is an active transient non-community water system in Delaware County, Iowa. It reports serving 50 people through 44 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
44
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lost Beach Resort compare with other water systems in Delaware County?
By EPA's size categories, Lost Beach Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Delaware County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 336 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 9,400 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 Lost Beach Resort is about 65% 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 Lost Beach Resort?
EPA lists Lost Beach Resort 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. 16 of the 28 active systems in Delaware County (57%) are also privately owned.
Does Lost Beach Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2025 and December 2025. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
| 2025-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
All 4 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.
Lost Beach Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lost Beach Resort?
Lost Beach Resort (PWSID IA2817401) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lost Beach Resort serve?
Lost Beach Resort reports serving 50 people through 44 service connections in Delaware County, Iowa.
Where does Lost Beach Resort 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 Lost Beach Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Lost Beach Resort'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 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lost Beach Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lost Beach Resort 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 Delaware County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Water Supply | Delaware | 5,077 | Community | Groundwater |
| Earlville Muni Water Supply | Delaware | 724 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hopkinton Municipal Utilities | Delaware | 622 | Community | Groundwater |
| Backbone State Park | Delaware | 508 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Delhi Water Supply | Delaware | 420 | Community | Groundwater |
| Colesburg Water Supply | Delaware | 386 | 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, “Lost Beach Resort, PWSID IA2817401, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/lost-beach-resort-ia2817401 (data as of October 1, 2026).