Public water system record
Storm Lake Water Treatment Plant
Serves Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, IA · 11,431 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Storm Lake Water Treatment 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
- 1
Key facts
- Storm Lake Water Treatment Plant draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Iowa, August 1999.
- Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 479 unknown out of 5,695 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Storm Lake Water Treatment Plant go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Storm Lake Water Treatment Plant in 1999. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1999 | Iowa | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
Where the water comes from
Storm Lake Water Treatment Plant draws water from 9 wells. 3 other community water systems buy water from Storm Lake Water Treatment Plant.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lake Creek Homeowners Association Storm Lake, IA
- Lakeside Water Supply Lakeside, IA
- Truesdale Water Supply Spencer, IA
Annual water quality report
Storm Lake Water Treatment 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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