Public water system record
Red Oak Water Supply
Serves Red Oak, Montgomery County, IA · 5,596 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Red Oak 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
- 5
Key facts
- Red Oak Water Supply draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Iowa, June 1999.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 38 unknown out of 2,300 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Red Oak Water Supply go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 61 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 15 |
| 2000s | 0 | 43 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 1999, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators issued 1 boil water order to Red Oak Water Supply in 1999, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in June 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1999 | Iowa | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Red Oak Water Supply draws water from 7 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Red Oak Water Supply.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak) Clarinda, IA
Annual water quality report
Red Oak 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