Public water system record
Waukee Water Supply
Serves Waukee, Dallas County, IA · 31,823 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Waukee 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
- 0
Key facts
- Waukee Water Supply draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, April 1989.
- Record on file since 1978, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 110 unknown out of 11,550 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1978
EPA's records for Waukee Water Supply go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (3 resolved, 10 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 10 | 11 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
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
|
Oct 1, 1981 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 22, 1980 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 22, 1980 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 21, 1980 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1978 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Waukee Water Supply between 1985 and 1989, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 1989.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1989 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Nov 10, 1986 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Oct 7, 1985 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Waukee Water Supply draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Des Moines Water Works and Ciww (DMWW). 1 other community water system buys water from Waukee Water Supply.
Buys water from
- Des Moines Water Works Des Moines, IA
- Ciww (DMWW) Des Moines, IA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Midwest Country Estates Newton, IA
Annual water quality report
Waukee 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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