Public water system record
Arthur Municipal Water Supply
Serves Arthur, Ida County, IA · 222 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Arthur Municipal 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
- Arthur Municipal Water Supply buys its water from W Central Rwa - Denison Subsys.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Iowa, September 1999.
- Record on file since 1978, with 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 116 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1978
EPA's records for Arthur Municipal Water Supply go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 24 health-based violations (20 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 |
| 1990s | 20 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began August 1999, Resolved.
Show all 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | 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 |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 28, 1978 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Arthur Municipal Water Supply and issued 1 boil water order between 1986 and 1999, filed as 18 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 1999 | Iowa | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 9, 1999 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 1, 1997 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 23 violations (23 health-based): Nitrate |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Arthur Municipal Water Supply buys its water from W Central Rwa - Denison Subsys. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- W Central Rwa - Denison Subsys Manning, IA
Annual water quality report
Arthur Municipal 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 Arthur Municipal 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