Public water system record
Marathon Light & Water Department
Serves Marathon, Buena Vista County, IA · 230 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Marathon Light & Water Department 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
- Marathon Light & Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, December 2006.
- Record on file since 1985, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 108 lead and 10 unknown out of 253 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 1985
EPA's records for Marathon Light & Water Department go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2007, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Marathon Light & Water Department in 2006, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2006 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
Marathon Light & Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Marathon Light & Water Department 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Marathon Light & Water Department for a copy.
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