Is Protivin Water Supply Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Howard

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1990-04-01 → 1990-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1990-04-01 → 1990-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1990-04-01 → 1990-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1990-04-01 → 1990-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1990-04-01 → 1990-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1990-04-01 → 1990-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1990-04-01 → 1990-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1990-04-01 → 1990-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1990-04-01 → 1990-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1990-04-01 → 1990-06-30

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	0.0142 mg/L 95% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Copper	120.8 µg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 128 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	5.3 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	6/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	3.261 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.35 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.589 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.7195 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7200 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	5.614 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 5.67 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.8570 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8700 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	54.9 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Fluoride	300 µg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013

49 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylbenzeneGlyphosateLassoMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitratePentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)TrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PROTIVIN WATER SUPPLY
Phone: 563-569-8401
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Protivin Water Supply

Is Protivin Water Supply tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Protivin 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 Protivin Water Supply's water?

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

How many people does Protivin Water Supply serve?

Protivin Water Supply reports serving 269 people in Iowa, per its EPA record.

Has Protivin Water Supply had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 18 violations on file for Protivin Water Supply, of which 10 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.