Public Water Partners

MASON CITY, IA · Cerro Gordo County

MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT Water System

Consumer Confidence Report status

MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 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)
IA1750048
System type
Community Water System
Population served
27,338
Service connections
19,000
Ownership
local government
Water source
groundwater (wells)

MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT is among the 22 largest community water systems in Iowa, serving 27,338 people from groundwater.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 46 entries between 1982 and 2009, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2009.

Of the 46, 36 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves volatile organic chemicals, the Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule, and synthetic organic chemicals.

Violation history

  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

    July 1, 2009 – August 31, 2009

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    June 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

    October 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2004 – June 28, 2006

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average

    Health-based

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    July 1, 2004 – September 30, 2004

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average

    Health-based

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    July 1, 2003 – September 30, 2003

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average

    Health-based

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    January 1, 2003 – March 31, 2003

    Archived
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample

    Health-based

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Dinoseb

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Picloram

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    LASSO

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Atrazine

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Simazine

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Xylenes, Total

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzo(a)pyrene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Simazine

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    2,4-D

    January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    July 1, 1989 – September 30, 1989

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    April 1, 1989 – June 30, 1989

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate

    July 1, 1988 – June 30, 1991

    Resolved
  • Notification, Public

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    July 1, 1986 – September 30, 1986

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average

    Health-based

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    October 1, 1985 – September 30, 1986

    Archived
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average

    Health-based

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    April 1, 1985 – September 30, 1985

    Archived
  • Notification, Public

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    October 1, 1982 – September 30, 1986

    Resolved

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

Common questions

Is MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?

Yes. MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.

When is MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?

MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.

Does MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT have any open drinking water violations on record?

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT.

What is a Consumer Confidence Report?

A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

Contact

MASON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT

641-421-3683

MASON CITY, IA 50401