Public water system record
Ralston Water Treatment Plant
Serves Ralston, Carroll County, IA · 75 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Ralston 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
- Ralston Water Treatment Plant draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, January 1992.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 41 unknown out of 82 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Ralston Water Treatment Plant go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Ralston Water Treatment Plant in 1992, filed as 10 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1992 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 15 violations: Cadmium, Arsenic, Selenium, Lead and Copper Rule, Chromium (total) |
| Jan 16, 1992 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 7 violations: Cadmium, Lead and Copper Rule, Mercury, Arsenic, Barium |
Where the water comes from
Ralston Water Treatment Plant draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ralston 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Ralston Water Treatment Plant 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