Public water system record
Dawson Water Works
Serves Dawson, Dallas County, IA · 116 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Dawson Water Works 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
- 9
Key facts
- Dawson Water Works draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Iowa, March 1992.
- Record on file since 1983, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 135 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
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Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 19, 2023 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
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Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1983
EPA's records for Dawson Water Works go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (4 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 8 |
| 1990s | 4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1997, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1991 | Resolved |
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Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
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Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Dawson Water Works between 1990 and 1992, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1992 | Iowa | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform, Nitrate |
| Feb 15, 1990 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Fluoride |
Where the water comes from
Dawson Water Works draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Dawson 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 Dawson Water Works 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