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Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington)

Serves an area of Des Moines County and Henry County, IA that includes Burlington, Beaverdale, Sperry and 9 more places · 8,375 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington) in the last ten years.

  • IA0400902
  • CENTERVILLE
  • IA
  • 8,375 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 52544
EPA system ID IA0400902

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington) buys its water from Burlington Municipal Waterworks and Rathbun Regional Water (Mount Pleasant).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, August 2005.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,581 unknown out of 2,632 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington) go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 5 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2005, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington) in 2005, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 23, 2005 Iowa Signed compliance agreement 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington) buys its water from Burlington Municipal Waterworks and Rathbun Regional Water (Mount Pleasant). It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems buy water from Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington).

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington) 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

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