Public water system record
Lost Nation Water Supply
Serves Lost Nation, Clinton County, IA · 434 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Lost Nation 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
- 17
Key facts
- Lost Nation Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, April 2013.
- Record on file since 1992, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 216 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 25, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Lost Nation Water Supply go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 11 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began March 2014, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Mar 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Feb 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lost Nation Water Supply in 2013, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2013 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Lost Nation Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Lost Nation 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.
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 Lost Nation Water Supply 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