Public water system record
Sheldahl Water Supply
Serves Sheldahl, Polk County, IA · 307 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Sheldahl 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
- Sheldahl Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, January 2016.
- Record on file since 1983, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 0 unknown out of 155 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
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1983
EPA's records for Sheldahl Water Supply go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrite (acute), began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.4 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.6 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 2.0676 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 2.46 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Sheldahl Water Supply between 1987 and 2016, filed as 16 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2016 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Nitrite |
| Feb 7, 1990 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Arsenic, Fluoride, Chromium (total), Cadmium |
| Feb 7, 1990 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 6 violations: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Fluoride, Selenium |
| Oct 16, 1987 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Oct 16, 1987 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
Sheldahl Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Sheldahl 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 Sheldahl 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