Public water system record
Clarinda Treatment Complex
On record as serving Clarinda, Page County, IA · Serves 1,439 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Clarinda Treatment Complex 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
- 3
Key facts
- Clarinda Treatment Complex draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, January 2001.
- Record on file since 1980, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 34 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
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Clarinda Treatment Complex go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began November 2015, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Nov 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.93 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Dec 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Clarinda Treatment Complex in 2001, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in January 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2001 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Clarinda Treatment Complex draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Clarinda Treatment Complex 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