Public water system record
Ogden Municipal Utilities
Serves Ogden, Boone County, IA · 2,419 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Ogden Municipal Utilities 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
- Ogden Municipal Utilities draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, January 2002.
- Record on file since 1986, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 59 lead and 0 unknown out of 992 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 1986
EPA's records for Ogden Municipal Utilities go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2001, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Ogden Municipal Utilities in 2002, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in January 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2002 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 8, 2002 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Ogden Municipal Utilities draws water from 3 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Ogden Municipal Utilities.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Coal Valley Water District Ogden, IA
Annual water quality report
Ogden Municipal Utilities 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