Public water system record
St Ansgar Water Supply
Serves St. Ansgar, Mitchell County, IA · 1,161 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for St Ansgar 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
- 2
Key facts
- St Ansgar Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, August 2000.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 429 unknown out of 648 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
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for St Ansgar Water Supply go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began July 2000, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against St Ansgar Water Supply and issued 1 boil water order in 2000. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2000 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 31, 2000 | Iowa | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
St Ansgar Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
St Ansgar 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