Question 1

Is Central Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Central Water Works (PWS ID: IA9400801) has 223 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 27 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Central Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Central Water Works serves 27 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Fort Dodge or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 17 service connections. The operator address is listed in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Question 3

What type of violations does Central Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Central Water Works has 223 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 180 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Central Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Central Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Central Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Central Water Works uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

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

How does Central Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Central Water Works has 223 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 Central Water Works. 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	22	2009
Fluoride	MR	9	2009
Nitrate	MR	6	1996
Revised Total Coliform Rule	TT	5	2019
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	5	1993
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2006
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2006
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2006
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2006
Styrene	MR	4	2006
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2006
Atrazine	MR	4	2006
2,4-D	MR	4	2006
Dalapon	MR	4	2006
Simazine	MR	4	2006
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	4	2002
Arsenic	MR	4	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2006
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	2006
Picloram	MR	4	2006
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2006
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2006
2,4,5-TP	MR	4	2006
Benzene	MR	4	2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2006
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2006
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2006
LASSO	MR	4	2006

Central Water Works

Central Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Central Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load