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Shelby Water Quality Report

4 cities ranked · Average grade: A- · Iowa

Avg Score
88.2
Cities Ranked
4
Health Violations
2
PFAS Detected
1
Live Water Alerts for Iowa →
88.2
County avg score
4
Cities ranked
100%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
2
Health violations
1
PFAS detected

How Shelby cities scored

75%
25%
A
3
75%
Excellent
B
1
25%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs Iowa average

A-
Shelby
88.2/100
A-
Iowa avg
87.5/100
▲ 0.7 pts above state average

Water quality across Shelby

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

Iowa city water quality map
98.5%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
2,528
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Shelby

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Shelby, 2023.

Total reported releases to surface water: 2,528 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO WALTER SCOTT JR ENERGY CENTER
Electric Utilities · BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA51501
Barium And Barium Compounds2,438
PAXTON & VIERLING STEEL - STRUCTURES
Fabricated Metals · OWEN INDUSTRIES INC
CARTER LAKE, IA51510
Manganese90
READY MIXED CONCRETE CO COUNCIL BLUFFS PLANT
Nonmetallic Mineral Product · CRH AMERICAS INC
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA51501
Lead0
FUTURE FOAM INC
Plastics and Rubber · FUTURE FOAM INC
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA51503
PLUMROSE DBA JBS PREPARED FOODS - COUNCIL BLUFFS 1
Food · JBS USA FOOD CO
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA51501

+ 5 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 4 cities in Shelby

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Avoca
A
90
6K 15 Health Unresolved
2 Harlan
A-
89.7
5K 1 Unresolved
3 Shelby
A-
88.5
727 18 Health Unresolved
4 Elk Horn
B+
84.7
631 9 Unresolved
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