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Royal Oaks Subdivision

At a glance

Royal Oaks Subdivision (PWSID IA5282303) is an active community water system in Johnson County, Iowa. It reports serving 163 people through 65 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024.

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

Population served

163

Service connections

65

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIA5282303
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served163
Service connections65
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIA state drinking water program
City servedSwisher
StateIowa
ZIP—
CountyJohnson County

How does Royal Oaks Subdivision compare with other water systems in Johnson County?

By EPA's size categories, Royal Oaks Subdivision is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Johnson County has 125 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,384 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 172,955 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 Royal Oaks Subdivision 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 Royal Oaks Subdivision?

EPA lists Royal Oaks Subdivision 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. 102 of the 125 active systems in Johnson County (82%) are also privately owned.

Does Royal Oaks Subdivision have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and August 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 11 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-08-01Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2024-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2021-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2014-09-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2010-06-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2001-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
1999-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

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.

Royal Oaks Subdivision: frequently asked questions

Who runs Royal Oaks Subdivision?

Royal Oaks Subdivision (PWSID IA5282303) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.

How many people does Royal Oaks Subdivision serve?

Royal Oaks Subdivision reports serving 163 people through 65 service connections in Johnson County, Iowa.

Where does Royal Oaks Subdivision 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 Royal Oaks Subdivision have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Royal Oaks Subdivision'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 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Royal Oaks Subdivision's water quality report?

As a community water system, Royal Oaks Subdivision 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 Johnson County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Iowa City Water DepartmentJohnson68,753CommunitySurface water
University Water SystemJohnson26,684CommunitySurface water
North Liberty Water SupplyJohnson23,276CommunityGroundwater
Coralville Muni Water SystemJohnson22,318CommunityGroundwater
Tiffin Water SupplyJohnson7,577CommunityGroundwater
Solon Water DeptJohnson3,018CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Royal Oaks Subdivision, PWSID IA5282303, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/royal-oaks-subdivision-ia5282303 (data as of October 1, 2026).