Public water system record
Birmingham Water Supply
Serves Birmingham and Douds, Van Buren County, IA · 367 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Birmingham 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
- 3
Key facts
- Birmingham Water Supply buys its water from Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, October 1993.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 207 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
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Birmingham Water Supply go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1996, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Birmingham Water Supply between 1992 and 1993, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1993 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 31, 1992 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Birmingham Water Supply buys its water from Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun). It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has a part-time connection to Birmingham Water Supply.
Buys water from
- Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) Centerville, IA
Annual water quality report
Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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