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Water utility · Winterset · Iowa

Winterset Municipal Waterworks

No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years.

Serves about 5,428 people (2,600 connections) with surface water from its own intake.

  • PWSID IA6171029
  • EPA registered name: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS
  • EPA record checked June 17, 2026
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From EPA's record for IA6171029. PurityMap is independent of Winterset Municipal Waterworks.

Mailing address
ATTN MICHAEL HAM WATER SUPERINTENDENT, 3301 CEDAR BRIDGE RD
WINTERSET, IA 50273
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

1 health-based violation in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

Recent health-based violations for Winterset Municipal Waterworks (PWSID IA6171029)
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
From October 2018Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule––Resolved
  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2023) was 1 µg/L. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: none in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 3 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on December 3, 2018.
Lab results EPA required (UCMR 5)

None of the contaminants were detected in EPA testing

EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from March 2024 to December 2024.

Results as a table30 results with limit, status, sample date and source
EPA-required lab results (UCMR 5) for Winterset Municipal Waterworks (PWSID IA6171029), Iowa
ContaminantResultLimitStatusSampledSource
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)< 5 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Lithium< 9 µg/L10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)< 6 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)< 20 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)< 3 ng/L2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)< 3 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)< 3 ng/L400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)< 4 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)< 4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)< 4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)< 8 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)< 7 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-11 to 2024-12-03UCMR5 Analytical Results: WINTERSET MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS (IA6171029)
Not detected (30)
  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
  • Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
  • Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
  • Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
  • Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
  • Lithium
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What is the phone number for Winterset Municipal Waterworks?

Winterset Municipal Waterworks's phone number on EPA record is 515-462-3601. Its mailing address is ATTN MICHAEL HAM WATER SUPERINTENDENT, 3301 CEDAR BRIDGE RD, WINTERSET, IA 50273.

Where does Winterset Municipal Waterworks get its water?

According to EPA's record, Winterset Municipal Waterworks uses surface water from its own intake.

Does Winterset Municipal Waterworks have any EPA violations?

EPA's record shows 1 health-based violation for Winterset Municipal Waterworks in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is Winterset Municipal Waterworks's latest lead result?

The 90th-percentile lead result in Winterset Municipal Waterworks's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2023, was 1 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my Winterset Municipal Waterworks water bill?

PurityMap has no verified website for Winterset Municipal Waterworks. Its phone number on EPA record is 515-462-3601. Its mailing address on EPA record is ATTN MICHAEL HAM WATER SUPERINTENDENT, 3301 CEDAR BRIDGE RD, WINTERSET, IA 50273. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.