Public water system record
City of Akron
Serves Akron, Plymouth County, IA · 1,558 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Akron in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- City of Akron draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, December 1990.
- Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 708 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for City of Akron go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 1985, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1980 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against City of Akron between 1986 and 1990, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 1990.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 1990 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
| Feb 9, 1989 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
| Feb 9, 1989 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
City of Akron draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of Akron 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