Public water system record
Mahaska Rural Water (New Sharon)
Serves New Sharon, Mahaska County, IA · 1,368 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Mahaska Rural Water (New Sharon) 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
- Mahaska Rural Water (New Sharon) draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, December 1991.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 498 unknown out of 594 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
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Mahaska Rural Water (New Sharon) go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Mahaska Rural Water (New Sharon) in 1991, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 1991.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 1991 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 17 violations: Arsenic, Mercury, Fluoride, Cadmium, Nitrate |
| Dec 30, 1991 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 8 violations: Arsenic, Fluoride, Lead and Copper Rule, Mercury, Chromium (total) |
Where the water comes from
Mahaska Rural Water (New Sharon) draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Mahaska Rural Water (New Sharon) 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