Des Moines County Water Quality
Des Moines County, Iowa: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
LithiumBURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA14 µg/L
- BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS14 µg/LSample date: 2024-11-06 to 2025-08-12
Lead (90th percentile)BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA1 µg/L
- BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS1 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2025
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA6.2 ng/L
- BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS6.2 ng/LSample date: 2024-11-06 to 2025-09-15
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKSNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency18 ng/L
- BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS18 ng/LSample date: 2024-11-06 to 2025-09-15
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKSNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency6.2 ng/L
- BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS6.2 ng/LSample date: 2024-11-06 to 2025-09-15
26 PFAS tested, none detected in this systemShow
Tested in this system: BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 1 city above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in IowaLargest water systems
- BurlingtonBURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS · IA290905326,015 served
Frequently asked
How does Des Moines County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 1 city in Des Moines County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Burlington's main water system: BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS · PWSID IA2909053 · Purity Score 98 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Des Moines County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
None of the 1 Des Moines County city report had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. PFAS were detected below the limit in 1.
Is there lead in Des Moines County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Des Moines County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
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