Public water system record
West Point Muni Water System
Serves West Point, Lee County, IA · 921 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for West Point Muni Water System 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
- 2
Key facts
- West Point Muni Water System buys its water from Rathbun Reg Water Assn (Ft Madison).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, September 1986.
- Record on file since 1978, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 13 unknown out of 460 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1978
EPA's records for West Point Muni Water System go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (3 resolved, 10 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 0 |
| 1980s | 5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 17 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
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 |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 25, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 25, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 24, 1979 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 13, 1979 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 13, 1979 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1978 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against West Point Muni Water System in 1986. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in September 1986.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1986 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
West Point Muni Water System buys its water from Rathbun Reg Water Assn (Ft Madison). It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Rathbun Reg Water Assn (Ft Madison) Centerville, IA
Annual water quality report
West Point Muni Water System 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