Public water system record
Plover Water Supply
Serves Plover, Pocahontas County, IA · 50 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Plover Water Supply in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Plover Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit), 2020.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, October 2020.
- Record on file since 1982, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 42 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Plover Water Supply go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 34 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020s | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Plover Water Supply between 1992 and 2020, filed as 24 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2020 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jan 16, 1992 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 15 violations: Chromium (total), Barium, Cadmium, Mercury, Nitrate |
| Jan 16, 1992 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 7 violations: Chromium (total), Fluoride, Lead and Copper Rule, Mercury, Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
7 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Where the water comes from
Plover Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Plover 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 Plover 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.
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