Is Harlan Municipal Utilities Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

Compliance record

No violations on file. The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations recorded for this supplier.

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	191 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 470 µg/L	59/80	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Bromodichloromethane	11.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	9.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	13.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	40.8 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 42 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	6.91 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1300 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	5/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.9 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.95 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2017
Fluoride	530 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Lead	2 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/80	SYR4	2012–2018
Xylenes, Total	2.4 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

73 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, TotalAtrazineBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaLassoMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HARLAN MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
Phone: 712-733-0021
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Harlan Municipal Utilities

Is Harlan Municipal Utilities tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Harlan 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 Harlan 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 Harlan Municipal Utilities serve?

Harlan Municipal Utilities reports serving 5,067 people in Iowa, per its EPA record.

Has Harlan Municipal Utilities had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Harlan Municipal Utilities.

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.