Public water system record
Morning Sun Water Department
Serves Morning Sun, Louisa County, IA · 752 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Morning Sun Water Department 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
- Morning Sun Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, February 2004.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 1 unknown out of 741 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 1993
EPA's records for Morning Sun Water Department go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began January 1997, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Morning Sun Water Department between 1997 and 2004. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2004 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Oct 22, 2001 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jun 25, 1997 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Morning Sun Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Morning Sun Water Department 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