The industries employed an estimated 2,070 people. Most of the businesses in Poweshiek County purchase their water from a PWS or obtain their water from a private supply not requiring a permit. There are no water use permits for industry in Poweshiek County. There is no power production in Poweshiek County. Mining Water Use Mining in Poweshiek County consists of sand and gravel extraction.
Activity varies from year to year based upon construction needs.
One water permit was issued for mining in the county. The State-Wide Rural Well Water Survey completed in 1989 indicates the following quality results for private well water, shown in Table 3, for the east hydrogeologic region in which Poweshiek County is located. The Iowa State-Wide Rural Well Water Survey, 1990. The UHL's test results for the county also show that in an average year 25.0 percent of wells tested for nitrates exceeded the recommended maximum. These test results are based on non-random samples.