Public water system · IA5502801
ActiveMurphy Family Farms - Feed Mill
At a glance
Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill (PWSID IA5502801) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Kossuth County, Iowa. It reports serving 46 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
46
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill compare with other water systems in Kossuth County?
By EPA's size categories, Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill 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 0.4% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill 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 Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill?
EPA lists Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill 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. 12 of the 27 active systems in Kossuth County (44%) are also privately owned.
Does Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2019. The violations listed here began between June 2001 and June 2019. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-06-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | 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.
Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill?
Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill (PWSID IA5502801) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill serve?
Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill reports serving 46 people through 1 service connection in Kossuth County, Iowa.
Where does Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill 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 Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2019. 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 Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill 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 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, “Murphy Family Farms - Feed Mill, PWSID IA5502801, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/murphy-family-farms-feed-mill-ia5502801 (data as of October 1, 2026).