Public water system record
Hospers Municipal Water Dept
Serves Hospers, Sioux County, IA · 718 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Hospers Municipal Water Dept in the last ten years.
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Hospers Municipal Water Dept buys its water from Rural Water System #1.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, August 2010.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 326 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Hospers Municipal Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began July 1979, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 24, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Hospers Municipal Water Dept between 2008 and 2010. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2010 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 11, 2008 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Hospers Municipal Water Dept buys its water from Rural Water System #1. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Rural Water System #1 Hospers, IA
Annual water quality report
Hospers Municipal Water Dept 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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