Public water system · IA7820701
ActiveUrban Bluffs - North
At a glance
Urban Bluffs - North (PWSID IA7820701) is an active community water system in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It reports serving 1,558 people through 623 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,558
Service connections
623
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Urban Bluffs - North compare with other water systems in Pottawattamie County?
By EPA's size categories, Urban Bluffs - North is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Pottawattamie County has 33 active public water systems, and Urban Bluffs - North is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 40% below the county average of 2,579 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 85,108 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 Urban Bluffs - North 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 119 Iowa systems (6.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Urban Bluffs - North?
EPA lists Urban Bluffs - North 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. 15 of the 33 active systems in Pottawattamie County (45%) are also privately owned.
Does Urban Bluffs - North have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between August 2000 and July 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Urban Bluffs - North: frequently asked questions
Who runs Urban Bluffs - North?
Urban Bluffs - North (PWSID IA7820701) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Urban Bluffs - North serve?
Urban Bluffs - North reports serving 1,558 people through 623 service connections in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
Where does Urban Bluffs - North get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Urban Bluffs - North have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are 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 Urban Bluffs - North'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 5 violations for this system; 2 are 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 Urban Bluffs - North's water quality report?
As a community water system, Urban Bluffs - North 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 Pottawattamie County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Bluffs Water Works | Pottawattamie | 64,447 | Community | Surface water |
| Regional Water | Pottawattamie + 1 more | 4,132 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Carter Lake Water District | Pottawattamie | 3,791 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Avoca Water Works | Pottawattamie | 1,697 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Oakland Munic Water Utility | Pottawattamie | 1,524 | Community | Groundwater |
| Treynor Water Department | Pottawattamie | 1,049 | 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, “Urban Bluffs - North, PWSID IA7820701, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/urban-bluffs-north-ia7820701 (data as of October 1, 2026).