Public water system record
Palmer Water Supply
Serves Palmer, Pocahontas County, IA · 138 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Palmer 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
- Palmer Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, December 2013.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 115 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 1991
EPA's records for Palmer Water Supply go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrite (acute), began November 2014, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 2.1 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Nov 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.5 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.3 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4.8 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (4.8 times the limit)
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Palmer Water Supply in 2013, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2013 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Nitrite |
Where the water comes from
Palmer Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Palmer 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Palmer Water Supply for a copy.
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