Wells Ag Supply

How does Wells Ag Supply compare with other water systems in Pocahontas County?

By EPA's size categories, Wells Ag Supply is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pocahontas County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 472 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 5,668 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Iowa, the 1,828 active systems average 1,718 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Wells Ag Supply is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Iowa has 118 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.5% 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 Wells Ag Supply?

EPA lists Wells Ag Supply 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 12 active systems in Pocahontas County (25%) are also privately owned.