Public water system record
Elberon Water Supply
Serves Elberon, Tama County, IA · 184 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Elberon 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
- 10
Key facts
- Elberon Water Supply buys its water from Poweshiek Water Association.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, April 2017.
- Record on file since 1979, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 85 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
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 24, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 4, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Elberon Water Supply go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (1 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 0 |
| 1980s | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1997, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1980 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 26, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 26, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Elberon Water Supply between 1990 and 2017, filed as 12 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2017 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 7, 1990 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 17 violations: Selenium, Barium, Chromium (total), Lead and Copper Rule, Nitrate |
| Feb 7, 1990 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 8 violations: Barium, Chromium (total), Lead and Copper Rule, Nitrate, Selenium |
Where the water comes from
Elberon 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
Elberon 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 Elberon 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