Public water system record
Melcher-Dallas Water Supply
Serves Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, IA · 1,213 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Melcher-Dallas 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
- 1
Key facts
- Melcher-Dallas Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 8 unknown out of 595 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, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Melcher-Dallas Water Supply go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Fluoride, began October 1984, Archived.
Show all 3 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
|
Nov 26, 1979 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Melcher-Dallas Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Melcher-Dallas 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.
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