Public water system · IA9506200
ActiveThe Barn (Buffalo Center)
At a glance
The Barn (Buffalo Center) (PWSID IA9506200) is an active transient non-community water system in Winnebago County, Iowa. It reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Barn (Buffalo Center) compare with other water systems in Winnebago County?
By EPA's size categories, The Barn (Buffalo Center) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Winnebago County has 19 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 496 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 9,425 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 The Barn (Buffalo Center) is about 58% 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 The Barn (Buffalo Center)?
EPA lists The Barn (Buffalo Center) 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 19 active systems in Winnebago County (53%) are also privately owned.
Does The Barn (Buffalo Center) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2009. The violations listed here began between April 1981 and March 2009. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (7 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1981-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
The Barn (Buffalo Center): frequently asked questions
Who runs The Barn (Buffalo Center)?
The Barn (Buffalo Center) (PWSID IA9506200) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does The Barn (Buffalo Center) serve?
The Barn (Buffalo Center) reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Winnebago County, Iowa.
Where does The Barn (Buffalo Center) 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 The Barn (Buffalo Center) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2009. 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 The Barn (Buffalo Center)'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Barn (Buffalo Center)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Barn (Buffalo Center) 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 Winnebago County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest City Water Supply | Winnebago | 4,285 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Mills Municipal Water Dept-South | Winnebago | 2,158 | Community | Groundwater |
| Buffalo Center Muni Water Dept | Winnebago | 857 | Community | Groundwater |
| Thompson Water Works | Winnebago | 499 | Community | Groundwater |
| Three Fingers Campground | Winnebago | 252 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Leland Water Supply | Winnebago | 249 | 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, “The Barn (Buffalo Center), PWSID IA9506200, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/the-barn-buffalo-center-ia9506200 (data as of October 1, 2026).