Public water system record
Adair Municipal Water Supply
Serves Adair, Adair County, IA · 809 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Adair Municipal Water Supply in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Adair Municipal Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, February 2008.
- Record on file since 1979, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 466 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Adair Municipal Water Supply go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (2 resolved, 11 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 0 |
| 1980s | 10 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 13 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began October 1985, Archived.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 23, 1980 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1980 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1980 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 31, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 31, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 31, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Adair Municipal Water Supply between 1985 and 2008, filed as 9 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2008 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Dec 10, 1987 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Dec 10, 1987 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jul 29, 1985 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
Adair Municipal Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Adair Municipal Water Supply must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Iowa.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells