Public water system record
Alvord Municipal Water Supply
Serves Alvord, Lyon County, IA · 206 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Alvord Municipal 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
- 0
Key facts
- Alvord Municipal Water Supply buys its water from Lyon-Sioux RWS-Doon.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, November 1984.
- Record on file since 1978, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 24 unknown out of 110 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 1978
EPA's records for Alvord Municipal Water Supply go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (2 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 0 |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 30 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began December 1994, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1981 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 12, 1979 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 19, 1978 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 19, 1978 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Alvord Municipal Water Supply in 1984, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in November 1984.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 1984 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Alvord Municipal Water Supply buys its water from Lyon-Sioux RWS-Doon. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Lyon-Sioux RWS-Doon Rock Rapids, IA
Annual water quality report
Alvord Municipal 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 Alvord Municipal 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