Public water system record
Pella Water Works Department
Serves Pella, Marion County, IA · 11,052 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Pella Water Works Department 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
- Pella Water Works Department draws water from 2 wells.
- Record on file since 1990, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 253 lead and 288 unknown out of 4,387 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 1990
EPA's records for Pella Water Works Department go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 77 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 77 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1997, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1990 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Pella Water Works Department draws water from 2 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from Pella Water Works Department.
Community systems that buy water from it
- IA Regional Utilities Assoc (Waverly) Newton, IA
- Sunrise Mill Pella, IA
Annual water quality report
Pella Water Works Department 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