Public water system record
Calmar Water Supply
Serves Calmar, Winneshiek County, IA · 1,125 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Calmar 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
- Calmar Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Iowa, December 2007.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 0 unknown out of 542 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 1993
EPA's records for Calmar Water Supply go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1999, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Calmar Water Supply and issued 1 boil water order between 1999 and 2007, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2007 | Iowa | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 27, 1999 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 24, 1999 | Iowa | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Calmar Water Supply draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Calmar 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