Public water system record
Ottumwa Water Works
Serves Ottumwa, Wapello County, IA · 25,529 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Ottumwa 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
- 4
Key facts
- Ottumwa Water Works draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1982, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 18 lead and 0 unknown out of 41,989 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Ottumwa Water Works go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2009, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Ottumwa Water Works draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system buys water from Ottumwa Water Works.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Leisure Living Manf Home Community Ottumwa, IA
Annual water quality report
Ottumwa 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
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