Public water system · IA1750205
ActiveVan Wall Equipment (Mason City)
At a glance
Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) (PWSID IA1750205) is an active transient non-community water system in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. It reports serving 34 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
34
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) compare with other water systems in Cerro Gordo County?
By EPA's size categories, Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cerro Gordo County has 34 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,173 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 39,879 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 Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) 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 Van Wall Equipment (Mason City)?
EPA lists Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) 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. 22 of the 34 active systems in Cerro Gordo County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Van Wall Equipment (Mason City): frequently asked questions
Who runs Van Wall Equipment (Mason City)?
Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) (PWSID IA1750205) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) serve?
Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) reports serving 34 people through 8 service connections in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
Where does Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) 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 Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. 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 Van Wall Equipment (Mason City)'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Van Wall Equipment (Mason City)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Van Wall Equipment (Mason City) 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 Cerro Gordo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason City Water Department | Cerro Gordo | 27,338 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clear Lake Water Department | Cerro Gordo | 7,687 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rockwell Water Supply | Cerro Gordo | 1,071 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ventura Water Works | Cerro Gordo | 716 | Community | Groundwater |
| Thornton Water Supply | Cerro Gordo | 400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plymouth Water Supply | Cerro Gordo | 378 | 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, “Van Wall Equipment (Mason City), PWSID IA1750205, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/van-wall-equipment-mason-city-ia1750205 (data as of October 1, 2026).