Public water system record
Deep River Water Supply
Serves Deep River, Poweshiek County, IA · 249 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Deep River 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
- Deep River Water Supply buys its water from Poweshiek Water Association.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, August 2000.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 125 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 Deep River Water Supply go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrite (acute), began September 2000, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Deep River Water Supply between 1997 and 2000, filed as 9 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2000 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrite |
| Jun 3, 1997 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 8 violations: Xylenes, Total, Atrazine, Nitrate, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Nitrite |
Where the water comes from
Deep River Water Supply buys its water from Poweshiek Water Association. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Poweshiek Water Association Tama, IA
Annual water quality report
Deep River 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 Deep River 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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