Public water system record
Ely Water Supply
Serves Ely, Linn County, IA · 2,328 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Ely 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
- 1
Key facts
- Ely Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Iowa, April 1992.
- Record on file since 1986, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 6 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,623 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
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Ely Water Supply go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Ely Water Supply in 1992, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1992 | Iowa | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
Ely Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ely 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