Is ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?

ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 6,267, over 2,273 connections.

ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country

ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT has 5 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,167th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 13th percentile nationally.

How ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT compares within IA

IA's 203 covered systems average 3.5 health-based violations each; ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2002-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.

What this data is and is not

Everything on this page is ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 5 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.