Does Spencer, IA tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 2 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Spencer, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Spencer, IA tap water come from?

Spencer is served by 7 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater, surface water.

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Spencer tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Spencer. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Spencer is served by 7 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 27,619 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 2 violations across the community water system(s) serving Spencer, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

7

Community water systems
~27,619

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Spencer Municipal Water Utility

11,325 served · groundwater · PWSID IA2171071

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

Iowa Lakes Regional Water - Osgood

9,021 served · surface water · PWSID IA3060001

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

Iowa Lakes Regional Water

6,755 served · groundwater · PWSID IA2100701

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

Fostoria Municipal Water Supply

233 served · groundwater · PWSID IA2122067

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

Dickens Water Works

151 served · groundwater · PWSID IA2109041

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2001. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Truesdale Water Supply

69 served · groundwater · PWSID IA1182035

Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2002. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Dolliver Muni Water Supply

65 served · groundwater · PWSID IA3215044

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.