NEWELL, IA · Buena Vista County

NEWELL WATER TREATMENT PLANT Water System

Current status

1 item on record is open and awaiting resolution as of July 4, 2026. None are health-based violations — open items of this kind are most often monitoring or reporting requirements, not water-safety findings. Full details are in the violation history below.

This system's next federally required Consumer Confidence Report is due July 1, 2027, under the EPA's revised reporting rule.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed July 4, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Iowa’s official records. Always confirm current status with Iowa before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): IA1155049
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 906
Service connections: 396
Ownership: local government
Water source: groundwater (wells)

Violation history

Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R
—
Lead and Copper Rule
October 1, 1988
Unaddressed
Monitoring, Regular
—
Arsenic
April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1989
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Cadmium
April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1989
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Chromium
April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1989
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Fluoride
April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1989
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1989
Archived

Unaddressed no corrective action on record yetArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
October 1, 1988	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	—	Unaddressed
April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1989	Monitoring, Regular	Arsenic	—	Archived
April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1989	Monitoring, Regular	Cadmium	—	Archived
April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1989	Monitoring, Regular	Chromium	—	Archived
April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1989	Monitoring, Regular	Fluoride	—	Archived
April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1989	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Archived

Unaddressed no corrective action on record yetArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

June 21, 1989State Intentional no-action1 linked violation
June 21, 1989State Intentional no-action1 linked violation
June 21, 1989State Intentional no-action1 linked violation
June 21, 1989State Intentional no-action3 linked violations
February 16, 1982State Unresolvedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record

Contact

NEWELL WATER TREATMENT PLANT

712-272-4410

NEWELL, IA 50568