EPA Code 2257
EPA Code 2257 · Treatment Technique Violation
3
violations
EPA Limit
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Last Reading
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First Reported
Jun 2025
Most Recent
Jun 2025
EPA contaminant code 2257. The full EPA reference for this code is available through the SDWIS portal.
Public Water System
MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT
PWSID IA0848015 · Iowa · 3,090 people served
C
FairMADRID WATER DEPARTMENT is an EPA-regulated public water system in Iowa (PWSID IA0848015). It serves an estimated 3,090 residents — a small town of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.
Over the past five years, MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT has recorded 3 EPA health-based violations. The grade of C summarizes this compliance pattern. Specific contaminants, dates, and rule citations are listed in the violation history below.
Service Area
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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.
Population
3,090
Cities
1
ZIPs
1
Violations
3
EPA Health-Based Violations
Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations only. Older violations may have been resolved; check your utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report for current status.
Cities Served by MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT
ZIP Codes Served
About this system
EPA records this system as PWSID IA0848015. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).
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