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Mitchellville Water Supply

At a glance

Mitchellville Water Supply (PWSID IA7751092) is an active community water system in Polk County, Iowa. It reports serving 2,515 people through 658 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

2,515

Service connections

658

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIA7751092

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,515

Service connections658

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyIA state drinking water program

City servedMitchellville

StateIowa

ZIP—

CountyPolk County

How does Mitchellville Water Supply compare with other water systems in Polk County?

By EPA's size categories, Mitchellville Water Supply is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Polk County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 12,857 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 488,556 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 Mitchellville Water Supply is about 62% 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 Mitchellville Water Supply?

EPA lists Mitchellville 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. 16 of the 38 active systems in Polk County (42%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Mitchellville Water Supply have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between October 1998 and December 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Radium (-226 and -228) (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 3 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
2024-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-12-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400	Yes	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Archived
2015-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2006-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
1998-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Archived
1998-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Archived

All 10 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.

Mitchellville Water Supply: frequently asked questions

Who runs Mitchellville Water Supply?

Mitchellville Water Supply (PWSID IA7751092) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.

How many people does Mitchellville Water Supply serve?

Mitchellville Water Supply reports serving 2,515 people through 658 service connections in Polk County, Iowa.

Where does Mitchellville 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 Mitchellville Water Supply have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Mitchellville 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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Mitchellville Water Supply's water quality report?

As a community water system, Mitchellville 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 Polk County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Des Moines Water Works	Polk	246,055	Community	Purchased surface water
Ankeny, City of	Polk	76,207	Community	Purchased surface water
Urbandale Water Utility	Polk	45,605	Community	Purchased surface water
Johnston Municipal Water Supply	Polk	24,897	Community	Purchased surface water
Clive Water Department	Polk	20,277	Community	Purchased surface water
Altoona Water Supply	Polk	19,565	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, “Mitchellville Water Supply, PWSID IA7751092, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/mitchellville-water-supply-ia7751092 (data as of October 1, 2026).