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Cyanide violations in Iowa

10 active public water systems in Iowa had a Cyanide violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Cyanide is and why it matters.

Health effects: Acute high-dose cyanide exposure interferes with cellular oxygen use and can cause rapid deterioration of the central nervous system, including headache, dizziness, and in severe cases, loss of consciousness. Chronic exposure at lower levels is associated with thyroid dysfunction and nerve damage. Most drinking water violations pose chronic rather than acute risk.

Systems with a Cyanide violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
North Union Elementary School
Fenton · Kossuth County
172 2 0
Camanche Water Supply
Camanche · Clinton County
4,570 2 0
Equistar Chemicals LP
Clinton · Clinton County
715 2 0
Turkey Valley Community School
Jackson Junction · Winneshiek County
490 2 0
Marshalltown Estates
Marshalltown · Marshall County
382 3 0
Iowa City Regency Mobile Home Community
Iowa City · Johnson County
225 2 0
Monmouth Water Supply
Monmouth · Jackson County
129 2 0
US Nameplate Company INC
Mount Vernon · Linn County
65 8 1
Rocky Knoll MHP
Forest City · Winnebago County
49 3 0
Redwing Estates HOA
Iowa City · Johnson County
48 3 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Cyanide, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Cyanide alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Iowa records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.