Public water system record
Anamosa Municipal Water Supply
Serves Anamosa, Jones County, IA · 4,457 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Anamosa 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
- 0
Key facts
- Anamosa Municipal Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, April 2007.
- Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 9 lead and 1,002 unknown out of 2,034 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 1980
EPA's records for Anamosa Municipal Water Supply go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began April 2007, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 23, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Anamosa Municipal Water Supply between 1991 and 2007, filed as 22 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in April 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2007 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jun 17, 1993 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 18 violations: Nitrate, Selenium, Arsenic, Barium, Fluoride |
| Oct 24, 1991 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 17 violations: Nitrate, Arsenic, Barium, Fluoride, Cadmium |
| Oct 24, 1991 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 8 violations: Arsenic, Barium, Fluoride, Nitrate, Cadmium |
Where the water comes from
Anamosa Municipal Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Anamosa 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.
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