SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained

SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 5,512 people get their water from it, across 2,305 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT has 5 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,183th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 13th percentile nationally.

How SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT compares within IA

IA's 203 covered systems average 3.5 health-based violations each; SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2006-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.

What this data is and is not

SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.