Public water system record
Ida Grove Water Utility
Serves Ida Grove, Ida County, IA · 2,051 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Ida Grove Water Utility 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
- Ida Grove Water Utility draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, June 1993.
- Record on file since 1987, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 48 lead and 32 unknown out of 1,100 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 1987
EPA's records for Ida Grove Water Utility go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2 | 13 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Benzene, began October 1992, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Ida Grove Water Utility in 1993, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in June 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1993 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Benzene |
Where the water comes from
Ida Grove Water Utility draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ida Grove Water Utility 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