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Pine Lake Camps

At a glance

Pine Lake Camps (PWSID IA4236404) is an active transient non-community water system in Hardin County, Iowa. It reports serving 205 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026.

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

Population served

205

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIA4236404

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served205

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyIA state drinking water program

City servedEldora

StateIowa

ZIP—

CountyHardin County

How does Pine Lake Camps compare with other water systems in Hardin County?

By EPA's size categories, Pine Lake Camps is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hardin County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 633 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 13,920 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 Pine Lake Camps is about 42% above 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 Pine Lake Camps?

EPA lists Pine Lake Camps 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. 10 of the 22 active systems in Hardin County (45%) are also privately owned.

Does Pine Lake Camps have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2008 and February 2026. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2026-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2025-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2011-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2011-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2011-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2009-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2008-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	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.

Pine Lake Camps: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pine Lake Camps?

Pine Lake Camps (PWSID IA4236404) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.

How many people does Pine Lake Camps serve?

Pine Lake Camps reports serving 205 people through 1 service connection in Hardin County, Iowa.

Where does Pine Lake Camps 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 Pine Lake Camps have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. 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 Pine Lake Camps' 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pine Lake Camps' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pine Lake Camps 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 Hardin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Iowa Falls Water Department	Hardin	5,146	Community	Groundwater
Eldora Water Supply	Hardin	2,664	Community	Groundwater
Ackley Municipal Water Works	Hardin	1,599	Community	Groundwater
Hubbard Water Supply	Hardin	860	Community	Groundwater
Alden Water Supply	Hardin	763	Community	Groundwater
Radcliffe Municipal Water	Hardin	561	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, “Pine Lake Camps, PWSID IA4236404, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/pine-lake-camps-ia4236404 (data as of October 1, 2026).