Public water system · IA9630809
ActiveWashington Prairie Lutheran Church
At a glance
Washington Prairie Lutheran Church (PWSID IA9630809) is an active transient non-community water system in Winneshiek County, Iowa. It reports serving 124 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
124
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Washington Prairie Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Winneshiek County?
By EPA's size categories, Washington Prairie Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Winneshiek County has 43 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 343 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 14,733 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 Washington Prairie Lutheran Church is about 14% 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 Washington Prairie Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Washington Prairie Lutheran Church 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. 27 of the 43 active systems in Winneshiek County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Washington Prairie Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2016 and February 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (9 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-08-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Washington Prairie Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Washington Prairie Lutheran Church?
Washington Prairie Lutheran Church (PWSID IA9630809) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Washington Prairie Lutheran Church serve?
Washington Prairie Lutheran Church reports serving 124 people through 1 service connection in Winneshiek County, Iowa.
Where does Washington Prairie Lutheran Church 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 Washington Prairie Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Washington Prairie Lutheran Church'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Washington Prairie Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Washington Prairie Lutheran Church 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 Winneshiek County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decorah Water Department | Winneshiek | 7,615 | Community | Groundwater |
| Calmar Water Supply | Winneshiek | 1,125 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ossian Water Supply | Winneshiek | 802 | Community | Groundwater |
| Freeport Water District | Winneshiek | 775 | Community | Groundwater |
| The Country Express | Winneshiek | 515 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Turkey Valley Community School | Winneshiek | 490 | 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, “Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, PWSID IA9630809, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/washington-prairie-lutheran-church-ia9630809 (data as of October 1, 2026).