Public water system record
Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department
Serves Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, IA · 3,733 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department 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
- Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
- Record on file since 1997, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 24 lead and 8 unknown out of 1,824 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1997, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department 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