Public water system · IA3420403
ActiveTosanak Recreation Area
At a glance
Tosanak Recreation Area (PWSID IA3420403) is an active transient non-community water system in Floyd County, Iowa. It reports serving 151 people through 3 service connections. 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 January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
151
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tosanak Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Floyd County?
By EPA's size categories, Tosanak Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Floyd County has 18 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 685 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 12,330 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 Tosanak Recreation Area is roughly in line with 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 Tosanak Recreation Area?
EPA lists Tosanak Recreation Area 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. 9 of the 18 active systems in Floyd County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Tosanak Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and January 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-05-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Tosanak Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tosanak Recreation Area?
Tosanak Recreation Area (PWSID IA3420403) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Tosanak Recreation Area serve?
Tosanak Recreation Area reports serving 151 people through 3 service connections in Floyd County, Iowa.
Where does Tosanak 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 Tosanak Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Tosanak 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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tosanak Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tosanak 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 Floyd County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles City Water Supply | Floyd | 7,446 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nora Springs Water Supply | Floyd | 1,369 | Community | Groundwater |
| 218 Fuel Express | Floyd | 914 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rockford Water Supply | Floyd | 762 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rudd Waterworks | Floyd | 358 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cedar Ridge Golf Course | Floyd | 316 | 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, “Tosanak Recreation Area, PWSID IA3420403, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/tosanak-recreation-area-ia3420403 (data as of October 1, 2026).