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Lanesboro Water Works

Serves Lanesboro, Carroll County, IA · 119 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Lanesboro Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.

  • IA1449053
  • FORT DODGE
  • IA
  • 119 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 50501
EPA system ID IA1449053

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
8
Resolved
8
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Lanesboro Water Works buys its water from Lake City Water Supply.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, October 2023.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 22 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0125 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 12, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Lanesboro Water Works go back to 1994. Before October 20, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 10
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 19, 2016 6 0
2020s 8 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2012, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Iowa regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Lanesboro Water Works between 2012 and 2023, filed as 27 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 25, 2023 Iowa Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations (7 health-based): Arsenic
Jun 28, 2022 Iowa Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations (8 health-based): Arsenic
Apr 20, 2012 Iowa Signed compliance agreement 6 violations (6 health-based): Arsenic
Jan 11, 2012 Iowa Signed compliance agreement 6 violations (6 health-based): Arsenic

What the violations mean

Arsenic

8 incidents

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Where the water comes from

Lanesboro Water Works buys its water from Lake City Water Supply. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Lanesboro Water Works 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 Lanesboro Water Works for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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