IA8590041 · Iowa

ZEARING WATER DEPARTMENT

Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records

Violation records shown: 5
EPA health-based flag: 0
Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot: 0
Monitoring and reporting records: 4

Counties listed by EPA · Story County, Iowa

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Violations and what followed

Among 5 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 30 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)Violation 65626 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform Rule

Noncompliance period start November 1, 2025 · period end November 30, 2025 · first reported June 17, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field November 30, 2025

4 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
622547	December 3, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
622545	December 18, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification requested
622546	December 18, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
622544	February 25, 2026	Informal	State Public Notification received

Other or unclassified · Resolved

Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 52825 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule

Noncompliance period start September 14, 2024 · period end May 9, 2025 · first reported September 19, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field May 9, 2025

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
622541	May 9, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
622542	June 25, 2025	Informal	State Violation/Reminder Notice
622543	June 25, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)Violation 126624 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform Rule

Noncompliance period start March 1, 2024 · period end March 31, 2024 · first reported September 25, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2024

4 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
622539	April 18, 2024	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
622535	June 10, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification requested
622536	June 10, 2024	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
622540	May 9, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 225523 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2023 · period end July 31, 2023 · first reported November 16, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 31, 2023

4 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
622529	September 21, 2023	Informal	State Public Notification requested
622530	September 21, 2023	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
622533	June 1, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification received
622537	July 12, 2024	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 225423 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2023 · period end July 31, 2023 · first reported November 16, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 31, 2023

4 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
622531	September 21, 2023	Informal	State Public Notification requested
622532	September 21, 2023	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
622534	June 1, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification received
622538	July 12, 2024	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA data and scope

How to read the records

The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.

We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.

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