Public water system record
Battle Creek Water Supply
Serves Battle Creek, Ida County, IA · 700 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Battle Creek 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
- Battle Creek Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Iowa, August 1993.
- Record on file since 1979, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 279 unknown out of 319 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 Battle Creek Water Supply go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (8 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 0 |
| 1980s | 2 | 8 |
| 1990s | 8 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1993, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 30, 1985 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 7, 1979 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 17, 1979 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 5, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Battle Creek Water Supply and issued 1 boil water order between 1991 and 1993, filed as 14 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in August 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 1993 | Iowa | Boil water order | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 23, 1992 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 6 violations (6 health-based): Nitrate |
| Aug 22, 1991 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate, Trichloroethylene |
Where the water comes from
Battle Creek Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Battle Creek 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