Public water system record
Protivin Water Supply
Serves Protivin, Howard County, IA · 269 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Protivin 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
- Protivin Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, November 1990.
- Record on file since 1990, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 162 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
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Protivin Water Supply go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began April 1990, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1990 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Protivin Water Supply in 1990, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in November 1990.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 1990 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Protivin Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Protivin 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 Protivin 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