Is Arcadia Water Supply Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: GWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Carroll

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1991-09-01 → 1991-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1991-09-01 → 1991-09-30

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
Lead	0.0084 mg/L 56% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Copper	722 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 730 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	17.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	33.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.295 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	14.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	58.6 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 60 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	29.25 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 31 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	13.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.9 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

2 contaminants tested, none detected

BromoformMonobromoacetic Acid

Utility contact

Contact: ARCADIA WATER SUPPLY
Phone: 712-689-2559
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Arcadia Water Supply

Is Arcadia Water Supply tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Arcadia Water Supply'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 Arcadia Water Supply's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Copper, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Arcadia Water Supply serve?

Arcadia Water Supply reports serving 525 people in Iowa, per its EPA record.

Has Arcadia Water Supply had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 21 violations on file for Arcadia Water Supply, of which 0 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.