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Sioux Center Municipal Water Department

Serves Sioux Center, Sioux County, IA · 8,231 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Sioux Center Municipal Water Department in the last ten years.

  • IA8486053
  • SIOUX CENTER
  • IA
  • 8,231 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 51250
EPA system ID IA8486053

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Sioux Center Municipal Water Department draws water from 15 wells.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 47 unknown out of 295 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Sioux Center Municipal Water Department go back to 1994. 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
1990s 0 2
2020s 0 1

Where the water comes from

Sioux Center Municipal Water Department draws water from 15 wells. It also buys water from Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. It also has an emergency connection to Rural Water System #1.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Sioux Center Municipal Water Department 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

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