Public water system record
Orchard Water Works
Serves Orchard, Mitchell County, IA · 68 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Orchard Water Works in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Orchard Water Works draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, October 2010.
- Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 21 unknown out of 33 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 1989 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Orchard Water Works go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 2 | 11 |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1998, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 21, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Orchard Water Works between 1989 and 2010, filed as 19 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2010 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 25, 2010 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Oct 19, 1993 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Dec 22, 1992 | Iowa | Consent decree or court judgment | 12 violations: Total Coliform, Nitrate, Barium, Mercury, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Jan 30, 1989 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Jan 30, 1989 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
Orchard Water Works draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Orchard Water Works 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 Orchard Water Works 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