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Stage 1 Disinfectants and DBP Rule violations in Iowa

2 active public water systems in Iowa had a Stage 1 Disinfectants and DBP Rule violation in the past three years, 2 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Stage 1 Disinfectants and DBP Rule is and why it matters.

Health effects: See TTHMs (2950) and HAA5 (2456) for their specific health effects. Bromate is a probable human carcinogen (Group B2). Chlorite at elevated levels can cause hemolytic anemia, particularly in infants, developing fetuses, and individuals with certain enzyme deficiencies. Violations indicate the system exceeded one or more of these byproduct or disinfectant limits.

Systems with a Stage 1 Disinfectants and DBP Rule violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Barnes City Water Supply
Barnes City · Poweshiek County 		156 1 1
Westwood Water Supply
Westwood · Henry County 		101 2 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Stage 1 Disinfectants and DBP Rule, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Stage 1 Disinfectants and DBP Rule 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.