Public water system record
City of Kalona - Southtown
Serves Kalona, Washington County, IA · 60 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Kalona - Southtown 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
- 5
Key facts
- City of Kalona - Southtown draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, October 1987.
- Record on file since 1984, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 67 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 22, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 21, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for City of Kalona - Southtown go back to 1984. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Kalona - Southtown in 1987, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 1987.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1987 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Oct 16, 1987 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
City of Kalona - Southtown draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
City of Kalona - Southtown 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 City of Kalona - Southtown 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