Public water system record
Alta Municipal Water Plant
Serves Alta, Buena Vista County, IA · 2,087 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Alta Municipal Water Plant 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
- Alta Municipal Water Plant draws water from 2 wells.
- Record on file since 1994, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 12 lead and 63 unknown out of 896 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 1994
EPA's records for Alta Municipal Water Plant go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1994, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Alta Municipal Water Plant draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Alta Municipal Water Plant 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.
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