Public water system record
Graettinger Municipal Water Supply
Serves Graettinger, Palo Alto County, IA · 897 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Graettinger 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
- 0
Key facts
- Graettinger Municipal Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, October 2004.
- Record on file since 1996, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 292 unknown out of 964 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Graettinger Municipal Water Supply go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 2004, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Graettinger Municipal Water Supply in 2004. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2004 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Graettinger Municipal Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Graettinger 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