Public water system · IA8681200
ActiveTraer Golf & Country Club
At a glance
Traer Golf & Country Club (PWSID IA8681200) is an active transient non-community water system in Tama County, Iowa. It reports serving 42 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
42
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Traer Golf & Country Club compare with other water systems in Tama County?
By EPA's size categories, Traer Golf & Country Club is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tama County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,947 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 25,305 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 Traer Golf & Country Club is well 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 Traer Golf & Country Club?
EPA lists Traer Golf & Country Club 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. 3 of the 13 active systems in Tama County (23%) are also privately owned.
Does Traer Golf & Country Club have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between April 1981 and January 2022. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-08-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1981-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Traer Golf & Country Club: frequently asked questions
Who runs Traer Golf & Country Club?
Traer Golf & Country Club (PWSID IA8681200) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Traer Golf & Country Club serve?
Traer Golf & Country Club reports serving 42 people through 1 service connection in Tama County, Iowa.
Where does Traer Golf & Country Club 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 Traer Golf & Country Club have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Traer Golf & Country Club'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 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Traer Golf & Country Club's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Traer Golf & Country Club 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 Tama County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poweshiek Water Association | Tama | 13,920 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tama Water Supply | Tama | 3,130 | Community | Groundwater |
| Toledo Water Supply | Tama | 2,399 | Community | Groundwater |
| Traer Municipal Water Plant | Tama | 1,583 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dysart Water Supply | Tama | 1,281 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Iowa Premium LLC | Tama | 841 | Non-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, “Traer Golf & Country Club, PWSID IA8681200, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/traer-golf-country-club-ia8681200 (data as of October 1, 2026).