Public water system record
Louisa Courts MHP & Sales
On record as serving Muscatine, Muscatine County, IA · Serves 121 people
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Louisa Courts MHP & Sales in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Louisa Courts MHP & Sales draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, July 1997.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 57 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 28, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 22, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Louisa Courts MHP & Sales go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 14 |
| 1990s | 1 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1992, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1988 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Louisa Courts MHP & Sales between 1990 and 1997, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in July 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 1997 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations: Antimony, Total, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, LASSO |
| Feb 15, 1990 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Feb 15, 1990 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Nitrate
2 incidentsNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Where the water comes from
Louisa Courts MHP & Sales draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Louisa Courts MHP & Sales 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 Louisa Courts MHP & Sales 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.
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