Public water system · IA5765403
ActivePleasant Creek St Rec Area-South
At a glance
Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South (PWSID IA5765403) is an active transient non-community water system in Linn County, Iowa. It reports serving 502 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
502
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South compare with other water systems in Linn County?
By EPA's size categories, Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Linn County has 82 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,739 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 224,589 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 Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South is about 3.5 times 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 Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South?
EPA lists Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South as owned by a state 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. 3 of the 82 active systems in Linn County (3.7%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2013. The violations listed here began between January 1986 and May 2013. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 4 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1986-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South?
Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South (PWSID IA5765403) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South serve?
Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South reports serving 502 people through 1 service connection in Linn County, Iowa.
Where does Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South 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 Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2013. 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 Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South'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; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South 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 Linn County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids Water Department | Linn | 142,364 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Marion Municipal Water Dept | Linn | 41,623 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hiawatha Water Dept | Linn | 7,183 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mount Vernon Water Supply | Linn | 4,527 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fairfax Water Supply | Linn | 2,828 | Community | Groundwater |
| Center Point Water Supply | Linn | 2,579 | 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, “Pleasant Creek St Rec Area-South, PWSID IA5765403, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/pleasant-creek-st-rec-area-south-ia5765403 (data as of October 1, 2026).