No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 3,733 people (1,784 connections) with groundwater from its own wells.
From EPA's record for IA7428021. PurityMap is independent of Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from February 2023 to August 2023.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium | 40.8 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Above the referenced health-based guidance value | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-14 to 2023-08-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (IA7428021) |
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50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
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Follow this water →Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department's phone number on EPA record is 712-852-2592. Its mailing address is ATTN WATER SUPT, 2021 MAIN ST, EMMETSBURG, IA 50536.
According to EPA's record, Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department uses groundwater from its own wells.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. EPA also lists 1 missed or late test or report in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2024, was 1.1 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department. Its phone number on EPA record is 712-852-2592. Its mailing address on EPA record is ATTN WATER SUPT, 2021 MAIN ST, EMMETSBURG, IA 50536. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.