Is Dickens Water Works Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2001-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-10-01

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	0.00020 mg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Copper	106.28 µg/L 8.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 170 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	5.489 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.51 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	0.7920 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8000 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	6.565 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.6 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	3.769 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	16 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.9920 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.5800 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6000 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.076 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.08 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018

3 contaminants tested, none detected

Monobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Utility contact

Contact: IOWA LAKES REGIONAL WATER (ILRW)
Phone: 712-262-8847
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Dickens Water Works

Is Dickens Water Works tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Dickens Water Works'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 Dickens Water Works's water?

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

How many people does Dickens Water Works serve?

Dickens Water Works reports serving 151 people in Iowa, per its EPA record.

Has Dickens Water Works had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 12 violations on file for Dickens Water Works, 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.