Is Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Jefferson, Lucas, Monroe, Van Buren, Wayne

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

191

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2023-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2023-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2023-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2023-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2023-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2023-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	54.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	19.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	64.65 µg/L 81% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 38 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	13.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	200 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 570 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Lead	3.3 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	15/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Atrazine	0.5350 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6000 µg/L	14/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	12/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	5.45 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	12/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2500 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	546 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 550 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2014
Simazine	0.1000 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	2/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	50 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2014
Ethylbenzene	4.3 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2019

73 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatGlyphosateHfpo-DaLassoMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSN (RATHBUN)
Phone: 641-647-2416
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun)

Is Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun)'s water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun)'s water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) serve?

Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) reports serving 33,000 people in Iowa, per its EPA record.

Has Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 191 violations on file for Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun), of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.