Public water system record
West Union Water Supply
Serves West Union, Fayette County, IA · 2,540 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for West Union 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
- West Union Water Supply draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, October 1991.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,148 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 1979
EPA's records for West Union Water Supply go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began April 1991, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 21, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against West Union Water Supply in 1991, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 1991.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 1991 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
West Union Water Supply draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
West Union 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