Public water system record
Russell Water Supply
Serves an area of Lucas County, IA that includes Russell · 477 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Russell Water Supply in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Russell Water Supply buys its water from Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, November 2018.
- Record on file since 1979, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 12 lead and 20 unknown out of 222 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
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 7, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2010 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Russell Water Supply go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 0 |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Fluoride, began October 1984, Archived.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 9, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 9, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 9, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Russell Water Supply in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2018 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Russell Water Supply buys its water from Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun). It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) Centerville, IA
Annual water quality report
Russell 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Russell Water Supply for a copy.
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