Public water system record
Paullina Municipal Water Supply
Serves Paullina, O'Brien County, IA · 996 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Paullina 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
- 1
Key facts
- Paullina Municipal Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, September 1986.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 37 lead and 531 unknown out of 569 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Paullina Municipal Water Supply go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began February 1986, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 13, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 17, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Paullina Municipal Water Supply in 1986. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in September 1986.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1986 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Paullina Municipal Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Paullina 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.
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