Public water system record
Marcus Water Supply
Serves Marcus, Cherokee County, IA · 1,079 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Marcus Water Supply 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
- 2
Key facts
- Marcus Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, May 1988.
- Record on file since 1978, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 7 unknown out of 612 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1978
EPA's records for Marcus Water Supply go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (1 resolved, 9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 0 |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began October 1985, Archived.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 4, 1980 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 4, 1980 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 24, 1979 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 24, 1979 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1978 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Marcus Water Supply between 1986 and 1988, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 1988.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1988 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Marcus Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Marcus Water Supply 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells