Public water system record
Ft Madison Muni Water Works
Serves Fort Madison, Lee County, IA · 11,087 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Ft Madison Muni Water Works 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
- Ft Madison Muni Water Works draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Iowa, March 1992.
- Record on file since 1990, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 53 lead and 2,878 unknown out of 17,175 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 1990
EPA's records for Ft Madison Muni Water Works go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 26 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 22 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1998, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Ft Madison Muni Water Works in 1992, filed as 17 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 1992 | Iowa | Compliance order with a penalty | 30 violations: Atrazine, LASSO |
Where the water comes from
Ft Madison Muni Water Works draws water from 5 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from Ft Madison Muni Water Works.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Rathbun Reg Water Assn (Ft Madison) Centerville, IA
- Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) Centerville, IA
Annual water quality report
Ft Madison Muni Water Works 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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