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O'Brien Water Quality Report

5 cities ranked · Average grade: A · Iowa

Avg Score
91.4
Cities Ranked
5
Health Violations
1
PFAS Detected
1
Live Water Alerts for Iowa →
91.4
County avg score
5
Cities ranked
100%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
1
Health violations
1
PFAS detected

How O'Brien cities scored

100%
A
5
100%
Excellent
B
0
0%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs Iowa average

A
O'Brien
91.4/100
A-
Iowa avg
87.5/100
▲ 3.9 pts above state average

Water quality across O'Brien

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Iowa city water quality map
83.0%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
0
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in O'Brien

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in O'Brien, 2023.

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
AG PROCESSING INC
Food · AG PROCESSING INC
SHELDON, IA51201
KENT NUTRITION GROUP - SHELDON
Food · KENT CORP
SHELDON, IA51201
ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC
Food · ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC
SANBORN, IA51248
VALERO HARTLEY PLANT
Chemicals · VALERO ENERGY CORP
HARTLEY, IA51346

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 5 cities in O'Brien

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Hartley
A+
95
2K 0 Zero violations
2 Sheldon
A
91.8
6K 5 Unresolved
3 Sanborn
A
91.1
1K 33 Unresolved
4 Paullina
A
90.4
996 6 Health Unresolved
5 Primghar
A-
88.9
896 4 Unresolved
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