Public water system record
Panora Water Works
Serves an area of Guthrie County, IA that includes Panora · 1,091 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Panora Water Works 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
- 3
Key facts
- Panora Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, August 2001.
- Record on file since 1979, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 573 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Panora Water Works go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (13 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 2 | 9 |
| 1990s | 7 | 31 |
| 2000s | 7 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2005, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 14, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Panora Water Works between 1986 and 2001, filed as 12 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2001 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): Nitrate |
| Aug 16, 2000 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations (5 health-based): Nitrate |
| May 11, 1998 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): Nitrate |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Panora Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Lake Panorama Water Company.
Buys water from
- Lake Panorama Water Company Panora, IA
Annual water quality report
Panora 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.
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