Public water system record
Lansing Water Supply
Serves Lansing, Allamakee County, IA · 983 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Lansing Water Supply in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Lansing Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit), 2016.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, December 2007.
- Record on file since 1988, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 99 lead and 103 unknown out of 549 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Lansing Water Supply go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Lansing Water Supply between 1992 and 2007, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2007 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 12, 1992 | Iowa | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
What the violations mean
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
1 incidentTest results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Lansing Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Lansing 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