Public water system record
Albia Municipal Water Works
Serves an area of Monroe County, IA that includes Albia · 3,721 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Albia Municipal Water Works 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
- Albia Municipal Water Works buys its water from Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun).
- Record on file since 1981, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 81 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,633 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 1981
EPA's records for Albia Municipal Water Works go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 6 |
| 1990s | 4 | 12 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 1996, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 11, 1981 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Albia Municipal Water Works buys its water from Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun). It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) Centerville, IA
Annual water quality report
Albia Municipal 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.
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.
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