Public water system record
Farley Water Supply
Serves Farley, Dubuque County, IA · 1,766 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Farley 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
- 1
Key facts
- Farley Water Supply draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, April 2016.
- Record on file since 2013, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3 unknown out of 1,969 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 2013
EPA's records for Farley Water Supply go back to 2013. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Farley Water Supply between 2013 and 2016, filed as 21 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2016 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Oct 1, 2013 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Aug 27, 2013 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Farley Water Supply draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Farley 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.
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