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Dubuque Water Works

Serves Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA · 59,667 people served

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

  • IA3126052
  • DUBUQUE
  • IA
  • 59,667 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 52001
EPA system ID IA3126052

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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

  • Dubuque Water Works draws water from 9 wells.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 23,955 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 2004

EPA's records for Dubuque Water Works go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 3

Where the water comes from

Dubuque Water Works draws water from 9 wells. 3 other community water systems buy water from Dubuque Water Works.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Dubuque 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

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