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Westfair

At a glance

Westfair (PWSID IA7820401) is an active transient non-community water system in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It reports serving 238 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

238

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIA7820401

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served238

Service connections3

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyIA state drinking water program

City servedCouncil Bluffs

StateIowa

ZIP—

CountyPottawattamie County

How does Westfair compare with other water systems in Pottawattamie County?

By EPA's size categories, Westfair is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pottawattamie County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,579 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Westfair is about 65% above 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 Westfair?

EPA lists Westfair 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. 15 of the 33 active systems in Pottawattamie County (45%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Westfair have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2022 and August 2025. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-04-25	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2025-04-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2024-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-04-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2023-08-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-08-22	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-03-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	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.

Westfair: frequently asked questions

Who runs Westfair?

Westfair (PWSID IA7820401) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.

How many people does Westfair serve?

Westfair reports serving 238 people through 3 service connections in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Where does Westfair 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 Westfair have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Westfair'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Westfair's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Westfair 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 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
Urban Bluffs - North	Pottawattamie	1,558	Community	Purchased surface water
Oakland Munic Water Utility	Pottawattamie	1,524	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, “Westfair, PWSID IA7820401, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/westfair-ia7820401 (data as of October 1, 2026).