Southwest Reg Water District (Clarinda), IA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Southwest Reg Water District (Clarinda) at a glance
Southwest Reg Water District (Clarinda) serves about 2,942 people through 822 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Page County, Iowa. EPA system ID: IA7383901; phone on file: 712-542-3259. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Southwest Reg Water District (Clarinda)'s lead record
Against the period ending 2020 (1.7 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Southwest Reg Water District (Clarinda) is 3.8 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 3.8 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,066 Iowa systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.4 ppb; 4 are over 15 ppb right now and 36 have gone over at some point. Southwest Reg Water District (Clarinda)'s 2 ppb sits at the 66th percentile in Iowa and the 72nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
8 other systems share Page County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Southwest Reg Water District (Clarinda). If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Clarinda Water Plant | 5,305 | 1.8 ppb |
| Shenandoah Water Dept | 4,933 | 0.5 ppb |
| Clarinda Treatment Complex | 1,439 | 0 (not detected) |
| Essex Water Supply | 722 | 1.3 ppb |
| Coin Water Supply | 176 | 2.4 ppb |
| College Springs Water Supply | 170 | 3.6 ppb |
| Shambaugh Muni Water Supply | 159 | 0 (not detected) |
| Braddyville Water Works | 147 | 1 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Clarinda, IA may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Southwest Reg Water District (Clarinda) whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.