Public water system record
Council Bluffs Water Works
Serves Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA · 64,447 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Council Bluffs Water Works 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
- Council Bluffs Water Works draws water from 11 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1986, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 5,915 lead and 6,979 unknown out of 45,371 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Council Bluffs Water Works go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Council Bluffs Water Works draws water from 11 wells and 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems buy water from Council Bluffs Water Works.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Crescent Water Supply Marshalltown, IA
- Regional Water Avoca, IA
- Urban Bluffs - North Avoca, IA
Annual water quality report
Council Bluffs Water Works 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