Public water system record
Bedford Water Works
Serves Bedford, Taylor County, IA · 1,508 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Bedford 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
- 3
Key facts
- Bedford Water Works buys its water from Sirwa #2 (Creston).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, October 2008.
- Record on file since 1982, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 0 unknown out of 739 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Bedford Water Works go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (19 resolved) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 8 | 13 |
| 2000s | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2008, Resolved.
Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Bedford Water Works between 1991 and 2008, filed as 20 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2008 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Oct 15, 1999 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 12, 1999 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Dec 9, 1991 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 17 violations: Selenium, Chromium (total), Barium, Cadmium, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 9, 1991 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 8 violations: Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Lead and Copper Rule, Mercury |
Where the water comes from
Bedford Water Works buys its water from Sirwa #2 (Creston). It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Sirwa #2 (Creston) Creston, IA
Annual water quality report
Bedford 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.
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