ELGIN, IA · Fayette County
ELGIN MUNICIPAL WS-SOUTH Water System
Inactive system
This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of December 9, 1997. 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 Fayette 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)
- IA3338001
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 100
- Service connections
- 36
- Ownership
- local government
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
ELGIN MUNICIPAL WS-SOUTH is one of 1,221 community water systems in Iowa in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 100 people from groundwater.
EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 1997; the record below is historical.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 2 entries between 1980 and 1995, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 1995.
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 Total Coliform Rules and inorganic chemicals.
Violation history
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR)
—Coliform (TCR)
July 1, 1995 – July 31, 1995
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Arsenic
December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1982
Archived
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 1995 – July 31, 1995 | Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) | Coliform (TCR) | — | Resolved |
| December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1982 | Monitoring, Regular | Arsenic | — | Archived |
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
Enforcement actions
- September 22, 1995State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
- September 22, 1995State Public Notification requested3 linked violations
- September 22, 1995State Formal Notice of Violation issued2 linked violations
Last known contact on file (system is inactive)
Not on record
319-426-5313
ELGIN, IA 52141