Public water system record
Forest City Water Supply
Serves Forest City, Winnebago County and Hancock County, IA · 4,285 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Forest City 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
- Forest City Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, October 1987.
- Record on file since 1985, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 285 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,729 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 1985
EPA's records for Forest City Water Supply go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began July 1986, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1986 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Forest City Water Supply between 1986 and 1987, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 1987.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 1987 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Forest City Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Forest City 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.
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