Microbial · 2024

Total Coliform in City of Robins, IA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Robins, IA's 2024 report shows Total Coliform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Feb
0
Reported level
Jul
1
Reported level
Nov
0
Reported level
2020 Annual Average
2
Reported level
2021 Annual Average
4
Reported level
2022 Annual Average
4
Reported level
2023 Annual Average
16
Reported level
2024 Annual Average
2
Reported level
Jan
0
Reported level
Mar
0
Reported level
Apr
1
Reported level
May
0
Reported level
Jun
0
Reported level
Aug
0
Reported level
Sep
0
Reported level
Oct
0
Reported level
Dec
0

Verbatim from City of Robins, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Total Coliform

A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation.

Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.

How City of Robins, IA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Total Coliform in City of Robins, IA tap water?

Yes — City of Robins, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Coliform at 16. City of Robins, IA's 2024 report shows Total Coliform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Total Coliform in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Total Coliform. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Total Coliform?

A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation. Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.

+Where does this Total Coliform measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Total Coliform entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Robins, IA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ia/robins/2024/source.

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