Is Southeast Polk Rwd Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Polk

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	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	23.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 46.4 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	57.805 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 109.7 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	13.285 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.3 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	11.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	92.435 µg/L 116% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 179.6 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	57/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	17.2 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 45 µg/L	57/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	51/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	41/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	54 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	17/75	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Lead	18 µg/L 120% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	5/75	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	17 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/4	UCMR-5	2024
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	2/64	SYR4	2012–2019

30 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: SE POLK RURAL WATER DISTRICT
Phone: 515-283-8710
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Southeast Polk Rwd

Is Southeast Polk Rwd tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Southeast Polk Rwd'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 Southeast Polk Rwd's water?

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

How many people does Southeast Polk Rwd serve?

Southeast Polk Rwd reports serving 7,565 people in Iowa, per its EPA record.

Has Southeast Polk Rwd had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 85 violations on file for Southeast Polk Rwd, of which 80 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.