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Mediapolis Water Supply

Serves Mediapolis, Des Moines County, IA · 1,688 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Mediapolis Water Supply in the last ten years.

  • IA2948062
  • MEDIAPOLIS
  • IA
  • 1,688 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 52637
EPA system ID IA2948062

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Mediapolis Water Supply buys its water from Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, April 2008.
  • Record on file since 1998, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 2 unknown out of 708 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 1998

EPA's records for Mediapolis Water Supply go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (3 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2013, Resolved.

Show all 5 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 Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1998 Archived

Enforcement actions

Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Mediapolis Water Supply in 2008. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in April 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 4, 2008 Iowa Signed compliance agreement 1 violation: Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Feb 11, 2008 Iowa Signed compliance agreement 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

Mediapolis Water Supply buys its water from Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington). It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Mediapolis Water Supply.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Mediapolis 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.

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