Public water system record
Oskaloosa Municipal Water Dept
Serves Oskaloosa and University Park, Mahaska County, IA · 12,808 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Oskaloosa Municipal Water Dept 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
- 3
Key facts
- Oskaloosa Municipal Water Dept draws water from 12 wells.
- Record on file since 1992, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 64 lead and 3,664 unknown out of 5,462 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Oskaloosa Municipal Water Dept go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (7 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 15 |
| 2000s | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Oskaloosa Municipal Water Dept draws water from 12 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Oskaloosa Municipal Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Oak Creek MHP Oskaloosa, IA
Annual water quality report
Oskaloosa Municipal Water Dept 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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