Is Orchard Water Works Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Archived	1998-12-01 → 1998-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1981-09-01 → 1982-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1981-09-01 → 1981-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1979-09-21 → 1980-10-20
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2022-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2022-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2022-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2022-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2018-10-01 → 2024-09-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-02-01 → 2018-02-28

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	125.15 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 131 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	6700 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0080 mg/L 53% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Lead	15.2 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 18.2 µg/L	7/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	82.8 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Bromodichloromethane	0.9300 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	0.6200 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.7 pCi/L 34% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Dibromochloromethane	0.8900 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	900 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
TTHM	2.44 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

50 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 AcidNitritePentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ORCHARD WATER WORKS
Phone: 641-430-1410
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Orchard Water Works

Is Orchard Water Works tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Orchard Water Works serve?

Orchard Water Works reports serving 68 people in Iowa, per its EPA record.

Has Orchard Water Works had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 87 violations on file for Orchard Water Works, of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.