Public water system record
Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak)
Serves Red Oak and Stanton, Montgomery County, IA · 3,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak) 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
- 1
Key facts
- Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak) draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, June 2009.
- Record on file since 2004, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 951 unknown out of 1,269 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
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak) go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak) in 2009. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in June 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2009 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak) draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Red Oak Water Supply. 2 other community water systems buy water from Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak).
Buys water from
- Red Oak Water Supply Red Oak, IA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Coin Water Supply Shenandoah, IA
- Westboro PWS Westboro, MO
Annual water quality report
Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak) 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