Is Algona Municipal Utilities Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2015-10-01 → 2015-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-02-01 → 2012-02-29
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-04-01 → 2002-09-30

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
Copper	759 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2500 µg/L	55/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	54.3 µg/L 362% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 400 µg/L	28/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	19 µg/L No EPA limit set	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	38.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0050 mg/L 33% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
TTHM	65.1 µg/L 81% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	13/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	11/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	11/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	20.1 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	7/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	2.85 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	41 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
Barium	90 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.1 pCi/L 22% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Fluoride	780 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Xylenes, Total	1.2 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
P-Dichlorobenzene	1 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018

72 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, TotalAtrazineBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHfpo-DaLassoMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ALGONA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
Phone: 515-295-3584
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Algona Municipal Utilities

Is Algona Municipal Utilities tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Algona Municipal Utilities'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 Algona Municipal Utilities's water?

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

How many people does Algona Municipal Utilities serve?

Algona Municipal Utilities reports serving 5,487 people in Iowa, per its EPA record.

Has Algona Municipal Utilities had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 50 violations on file for Algona Municipal Utilities, 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.