No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 1,248 people (515 connections) with groundwater bought from Orange City Municipal Water Department.
From EPA's record for IA8403029. PurityMap is independent of Alton Municipal Water Department.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.
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Screening: quick check, not lab-grade
Safe Home (EnviroTestKits)
Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
Turnaround: 5 minutes
What it can't tell you: It shows a lead range, not an exact level, and tests nothing else unless you pay extra for the optional lab test.
Lab-certified results
ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs), Leominster, MA · ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB certificate AT-2638 · 2–4 business days after the lab receives it
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
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Follow this water →Alton Municipal Water Department's phone number on EPA record is 712-756-4314. Its mailing address is ATTN WATER SUPT, PO BOX 910, ALTON, IA 51003.
According to EPA's record, Alton Municipal Water Department uses groundwater bought from Orange City Municipal Water Department.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Alton Municipal Water Department's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2024, was 0.873 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Alton Municipal Water Department. Its phone number on EPA record is 712-756-4314. Its mailing address on EPA record is ATTN WATER SUPT, PO BOX 910, ALTON, IA 51003. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.