Question 1

Is Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC (PWS ID: IA0375180) has 234 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 550 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC serves 550 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Ossian or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 4 service connections. The operator address is listed in Ossian, Iowa.

Question 3

What type of violations does Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC have?

Accepted Answer

Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC has 234 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 216 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC use?

Accepted Answer

Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC ranks #27,426 of 29,740 by people served, and #516 of 545 in Iowa. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC has 234 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 13% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 87% of that cohort has fewer violations than Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	15	2000
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	9	2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	9	2025
Nitrate	MR	7	2006
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	5	2000
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2000
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2000
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2000
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2000
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2000
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2000
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2000
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2000
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2000
Benzene	MR	4	2000
Toluene	MR	4	2000
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2000
Styrene	MR	4	2000
Atrazine	MR	4	2000
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	4	2000
Pentachlorophenol	MR	4	2000
Dalapon	MR	4	2000
Simazine	MR	4	2000
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	4	2000
Arsenic	MR	4	1997
Barium	MR	4	1997
Cadmium	MR	4	1997
Fluoride	MR	4	1997
Mercury	MR	4	1997

Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC

Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC standing, high SDWIS violation third

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Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

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