Public water system · IA7048488
ActiveShady Creek Recreation Area
At a glance
Shady Creek Recreation Area (PWSID IA7048488) is an active transient non-community water system in Muscatine County, Iowa. It reports serving 62 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
62
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Shady Creek Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Muscatine County?
By EPA's size categories, Shady Creek Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Muscatine County has 40 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 974 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 38,948 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 Shady Creek Recreation Area is about 57% below 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 Shady Creek Recreation Area?
EPA lists Shady Creek Recreation Area as owned by the federal 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. 2 of the 40 active systems in Muscatine County (5%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Shady Creek Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between October 1985 and July 2021. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-20 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-03-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
Shady Creek Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shady Creek Recreation Area?
Shady Creek Recreation Area (PWSID IA7048488) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Shady Creek Recreation Area serve?
Shady Creek Recreation Area reports serving 62 people through 1 service connection in Muscatine County, Iowa.
Where does Shady Creek Recreation Area 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 Shady Creek Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Shady Creek Recreation Area'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shady Creek Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shady Creek Recreation Area 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 Muscatine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscatine Power & Water | Muscatine | 25,516 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Liberty Water Utility | Muscatine | 3,938 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wilton Water Supply | Muscatine | 2,924 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Liberty Foods | Muscatine | 925 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ssab Iowa Inc. | Muscatine | 760 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Caseys Store (Nichols) #2472 | Muscatine | 603 | 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, “Shady Creek Recreation Area, PWSID IA7048488, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/shady-creek-recreation-area-ia7048488 (data as of October 1, 2026).