Public water system · IA5842102
ActiveLouisa Generating Station Ws 2
At a glance
Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 (PWSID IA5842102) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Muscatine County, Iowa. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1995.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 compare with other water systems in Muscatine County?
By EPA's size categories, Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Muscatine County has 40 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 974 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 38,948 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Iowa, the 1,828 active systems average 1,718 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Iowa has 118 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.5% 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 Louisa Generating Station Ws 2?
EPA lists Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 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. 27 of the 40 active systems in Muscatine County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1995. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrite. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Louisa Generating Station Ws 2: frequently asked questions
Who runs Louisa Generating Station Ws 2?
Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 (PWSID IA5842102) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 serve?
Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Muscatine County, Iowa.
Where does Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 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 Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1995. 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 Louisa Generating Station Ws 2'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1995. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Louisa Generating Station Ws 2's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Louisa Generating Station Ws 2 is a non-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 Muscatine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscatine Power & Water | Muscatine | 25,516 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Liberty Water Utility | Muscatine | 3,938 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wilton Water Supply | Muscatine | 2,924 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Liberty Foods | Muscatine | 925 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ssab Iowa Inc. | Muscatine | 760 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Caseys Store (Nichols) #2472 | Muscatine | 603 | 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, “Louisa Generating Station Ws 2, PWSID IA5842102, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/louisa-generating-station-ws-2-ia5842102 (data as of October 1, 2026).