Public water system record
Salem Water Supply
Serves Salem, Henry County, IA · 396 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Salem 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
- 2
Key facts
- Salem Water Supply buys its water from Rathbun Reg Water Assn (Ft Madison).
- Record on file since 1980, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 194 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Salem Water Supply go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (1 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.51 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1981 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 28, 1980 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 28, 1980 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Salem Water Supply buys its water from Rathbun Reg Water Assn (Ft Madison). It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Rathbun Reg Water Assn (Ft Madison) Centerville, IA
Annual water quality report
Salem 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Salem Water Supply for a copy.
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