Public water system record
Emerson Water Department
Serves Emerson, Mills County, IA · 412 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Emerson Water 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
- Emerson Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, December 1994.
- Record on file since 1990, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 85 unknown out of 222 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 Emerson Water Department go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (7 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 1991, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1990 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Emerson Water Department between 1991 and 1994, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 1994.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 1994 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 11 violations (11 health-based): Total Coliform, Nitrate |
| Mar 8, 1991 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Emerson Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Emerson Water 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Emerson Water Department 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