SPENCER, IA · Clay County
ROYAL MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITIES Water System
Inactive system
This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of August 1, 2023. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.
If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in Clay County, IA.
Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Iowa’s official records. Always confirm current status with Iowa before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- IA2166006
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 446
- Service connections
- 216
- Ownership
- local government
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
ROYAL MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITIES is one of 1,221 community water systems in Iowa in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 446 people from groundwater.
EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2023; the record below is historical.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 2 entries in 2015, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2015.
All 2 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule.
Violation history
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015
ResolvedMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—TTHM
July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015
Resolved
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015 | Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) | Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | — | Resolved |
| July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015 | Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) | TTHM | — | Resolved |
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state
Enforcement actions
- August 29, 2016State Public Notification received3 linked violations
- August 29, 2016State Public Notification received10 linked violations
- September 22, 2015State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued4 linked violations
- February 25, 1991State Public Notification received3 linked violations
- January 3, 1991State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
- February 18, 1982State Unresolvedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
Last known contact on file (system is inactive)
IOWA LAKES REGIONAL WATER
712-262-8847
SPENCER, IA 51301-0555