Public water system record
Barnum Water Supply
Serves Barnum, Webster County, IA · 175 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Barnum 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
- 0
Key facts
- Barnum Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, September 1989.
- Record on file since 1986, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 77 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Barnum Water Supply go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Barnum Water Supply in 1989, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 1989.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 1989 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 17 violations: Nitrate, Arsenic, Cadmium, Barium, Fluoride |
| Sep 27, 1989 | Iowa | Administrative penalty | 8 violations: Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead and Copper Rule, Selenium, Chromium (total) |
Where the water comes from
Barnum Water Supply draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Barnum 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 Barnum 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