Public water system · IA8681030
ActiveTraer Municipal Water Plant
At a glance
Traer Municipal Water Plant (PWSID IA8681030) is an active community water system in Tama County, Iowa. It reports serving 1,583 people through 776 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,583
Service connections
776
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Traer Municipal Water Plant compare with other water systems in Tama County?
By EPA's size categories, Traer Municipal Water Plant is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Tama County has 13 active public water systems, and Traer Municipal Water Plant is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 19% below the county average of 1,947 people per system, and accounts for 6.3% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Traer Municipal Water Plant is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Iowa has 1,084 active community water systems, 59% 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 Municipal Water Plant?
EPA lists Traer Municipal Water Plant as owned by a local 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. 10 of the 13 active systems in Tama County (77%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Traer Municipal Water Plant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between October 1988 and July 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1990-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 1988-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 11 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 Municipal Water Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Traer Municipal Water Plant?
Traer Municipal Water Plant (PWSID IA8681030) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Traer Municipal Water Plant serve?
Traer Municipal Water Plant reports serving 1,583 people through 776 service connections in Tama County, Iowa.
Where does Traer Municipal Water Plant 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 Municipal Water Plant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Municipal Water Plant'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Traer Municipal Water Plant's water quality report?
As a community water system, Traer Municipal Water Plant must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
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 |
| Dysart Water Supply | Tama | 1,281 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Iowa Premium LLC | Tama | 841 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gladbrook Water Supply | Tama | 799 | Community | Purchased 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 Municipal Water Plant, PWSID IA8681030, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/traer-municipal-water-plant-ia8681030 (data as of October 1, 2026).