Public water system · IA7568079
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At a glance
Remsen Municipal Utilities (PWSID IA7568079) is an active community water system in Plymouth County, Iowa. It reports serving 1,678 people through 696 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,678
Service connections
696
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Remsen Municipal Utilities compare with other water systems in Plymouth County?
By EPA's size categories, Remsen Municipal Utilities is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Plymouth County has 13 active public water systems, and Remsen Municipal Utilities is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 23% above the county average of 1,362 people per system, and accounts for 9.5% of the 17,703 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 Remsen Municipal Utilities is well 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 Remsen Municipal Utilities?
EPA lists Remsen Municipal Utilities 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. 10 of the 13 active systems in Plymouth County (77%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Remsen Municipal Utilities have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. The violations listed here began between January 1979 and December 2021. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 1990-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-04-23 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Archived |
| 1979-01-09 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Archived |
All 11 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.
Remsen Municipal Utilities: frequently asked questions
Who runs Remsen Municipal Utilities?
Remsen Municipal Utilities (PWSID IA7568079) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Remsen Municipal Utilities serve?
Remsen Municipal Utilities reports serving 1,678 people through 696 service connections in Plymouth County, Iowa.
Where does Remsen Municipal Utilities 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 Remsen Municipal Utilities have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. 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 Remsen Municipal Utilities' 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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Remsen Municipal Utilities' water quality report?
As a community water system, Remsen Municipal Utilities 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 Plymouth County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemars Water Department | Plymouth | 10,606 | Community | Groundwater |
| Akron, City of | Plymouth | 1,558 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kingsley Water Supply | Plymouth | 1,396 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hinton Water Supply | Plymouth | 935 | Community | Groundwater |
| Merrill Municipal Water Supply | Plymouth | 717 | Community | Groundwater |
| Country Celebrations Event Center | Plymouth | 200 | 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, “Remsen Municipal Utilities, PWSID IA7568079, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/remsen-municipal-utilities-ia7568079 (data as of October 1, 2026).