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Des Moines County, Iowa

Water Systems
11
Population Served
43,192
Total Violations
768
328 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
69.8
Avg Violations per System
42.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
8 systems (73%)
GW
3 systems (27%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Des Moines Iowa water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (11)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Burlington Municipal Waterworks 26,015 12 Detected
Rathbun Reg Wtr Assn (Burlington) 8,375 51 Detected
West Burlington Muni. Water Supply 3,728 58 Detected
Mediapolis Water Supply 1,688 49 -
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant 1,100 109 -
Danville Water Supply 923 83 -
Timberline Estates, Ltd. 712 61 -
Middletown Water Supply 336 82 -
Green Acres Mobile Home Park 190 26 -
Mediapolis Village Court 100 28 -
Spring Lake Campground 25 209 -

Other Counties in Iowa

Polk County
38 systems · 552,627 served · 1,563 violations
Linn County
83 systems · 224,711 served · 8,540 violations
Scott County
77 systems · 178,285 served · 5,956 violations
Johnson County
125 systems · 167,742 served · 10,912 violations
Black Hawk County
19 systems · 161,225 served · 824 violations
Story County
21 systems · 121,108 served · 1,299 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Des Moines County? ▼
Des Moines County has 768 total drinking water violations across 11 water systems, of which 328 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Des Moines County systems? ▼
Water systems in Des Moines County serve approximately 43,192 people through 11 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Des Moines County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Des Moines County, 3 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Des Moines County? ▼
Water systems in Des Moines County use SW (8 systems), GW (3 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 42.7% of Des Moines County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.