Public water system record
Grimes Water Supply
Serves Grimes, Polk County, IA · 15,392 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Grimes 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
- 1
Key facts
- Grimes Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
- Record on file since 1979, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,984 unknown out of 6,016 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Grimes Water Supply go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (2 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 0 |
| 1980s | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2011, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 26, 1980 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 8, 1980 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 14, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 14, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 13, 1979 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 24, 1979 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Grimes Water Supply draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Ciww (Grimes). 2 other community water systems buy water from Grimes Water Supply.
Buys water from
- Ciww (Grimes) Grimes, IA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Grimes MHP MHC Grimes, IA
- Park View Village Ankeny, IA
Annual water quality report
Grimes 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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