Public water system record
Castana Municipal Water Supply
Serves Castana, Monona County, IA · 103 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Castana Municipal 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
- 18
Key facts
- Castana Municipal Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, January 2018.
- Record on file since 1986, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 63 lead and 0 unknown out of 68 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 22, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Castana Municipal Water Supply go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 4 |
| 1990s | 2 | 13 |
| 2000s | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 16 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 14 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began September 2013, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1986 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Castana Municipal Water Supply between 1989 and 2018, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2018 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 4, 2007 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jan 17, 1992 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Aug 4, 1989 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
| Aug 4, 1989 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Castana Municipal Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Castana Municipal 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.
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 Castana Municipal Water Supply 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