Public water system · IA6549801
ActiveSt. John Luth. Church (Mineola)
At a glance
St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) (PWSID IA6549801) is an active transient non-community water system in Mills County, Iowa. It reports serving 250 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) compare with other water systems in Mills County?
By EPA's size categories, St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mills County has 17 active public water systems, and St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 515 people per system, and accounts for 2.9% of the 8,756 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 St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) is about 74% 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 St. John Luth. Church (Mineola)?
EPA lists St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) 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 17 active systems in Mills County (59%) are also privately owned.
Does St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. The violations listed here began between July 1998 and October 2022. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-08-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-11-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | 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.
St. John Luth. Church (Mineola): frequently asked questions
Who runs St. John Luth. Church (Mineola)?
St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) (PWSID IA6549801) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) serve?
St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection in Mills County, Iowa.
Where does St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) 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 St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. 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 St. John Luth. Church (Mineola)'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find St. John Luth. Church (Mineola)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St. John Luth. Church (Mineola) 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 Mills County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Municipal Utilities | Mills | 5,449 | Community | Groundwater |
| Malvern Water Supply | Mills | 1,046 | Community | Groundwater |
| Emerson Water Department | Mills | 412 | Community | Groundwater |
| Switch | Mills | 285 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Silver City Water Supply | Mills | 245 | Community | Groundwater |
| Romantix Inc. | Mills | 204 | 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, “St. John Luth. Church (Mineola), PWSID IA6549801, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/st-john-luth-church-mineola-ia6549801 (data as of October 1, 2026).