Public water system record
Galva Water Supply
Serves Galva, Ida County, IA · 435 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Galva Water Supply in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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
- Galva Water Supply buys its water from Cherokee RWS - Cherokee Subsystem.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, September 1996.
- Record on file since 1979, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 196 unknown out of 208 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Galva Water Supply go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (14 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 0 |
| 1980s | 3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 13 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 1997, Resolved.
Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 20, 1979 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 24, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Galva Water Supply between 1994 and 1996, filed as 24 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in September 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 1996 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations (5 health-based): Benzene, Nitrate |
| Feb 1, 1995 | Iowa | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations (8 health-based): Nitrate, Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| Feb 1, 1995 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Nov 29, 1994 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Feb 18, 1994 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 7 violations (5 health-based): Nitrate, Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| Feb 14, 1994 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Galva Water Supply buys its water from Cherokee RWS - Cherokee Subsystem. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Cherokee RWS - Cherokee Subsystem Cherokee, IA
Annual water quality report
Galva 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 Galva 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