Public water system record
Remsen Municipal Utilities
Serves Remsen, Plymouth County, IA · 1,678 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Remsen Municipal Utilities 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
- 2
Key facts
- Remsen Municipal Utilities draws water from 3 wells.
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 18 lead and 13 unknown out of 2,023 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 |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Remsen Municipal Utilities go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began April 1980, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 23, 1980 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 9, 1979 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Remsen Municipal Utilities draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Remsen Municipal Utilities 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