Public water system · IA5493016
ActiveWhat Cheer Water Supply
At a glance
What Cheer Water Supply (PWSID IA5493016) is an active community water system in Keokuk County, Iowa. It reports serving 646 people through 380 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
646
Service connections
380
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does What Cheer Water Supply compare with other water systems in Keokuk County?
By EPA's size categories, What Cheer Water Supply is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Keokuk County has 12 active public water systems, and What Cheer Water Supply is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 1,926 people per system, and accounts for 2.8% of the 23,108 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 What Cheer Water Supply 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 groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 156 Iowa systems (8.5%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates What Cheer Water Supply?
EPA lists What Cheer Water Supply 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. 10 of the 12 active systems in Keokuk County (83%) are also owned by a local government.
Does What Cheer Water Supply have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. The violations listed here began between January 1979 and July 2005. By type: 7 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Radium (-226 and -228) (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 3 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | Yes | Archived |
| 1985-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Archived |
| 1984-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Archived |
| 1983-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | Yes | Archived |
| 1983-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Archived |
| 1981-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Archived |
| 1979-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Resolved |
All 9 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.
What Cheer Water Supply: frequently asked questions
Who runs What Cheer Water Supply?
What Cheer Water Supply (PWSID IA5493016) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does What Cheer Water Supply serve?
What Cheer Water Supply reports serving 646 people through 380 service connections in Keokuk County, Iowa.
Where does What Cheer Water Supply get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does What Cheer Water Supply have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. 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 What Cheer Water Supply'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 9 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find What Cheer Water Supply's water quality report?
As a community water system, What Cheer Water Supply 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 Keokuk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wapello Rural Water Assoc. | Keokuk + 3 more | 17,263 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Sigourney Muni Water Works | Keokuk | 2,004 | Community | Groundwater |
| Keota Water Dept | Keokuk | 897 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hedrick Water Supply | Keokuk | 728 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Richland Water Supply | Keokuk | 542 | Community | Groundwater |
| Delta Water Supply | Keokuk | 264 | Community | Purchased 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, “What Cheer Water Supply, PWSID IA5493016, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/what-cheer-water-supply-ia5493016 (data as of October 1, 2026).