Muscatine County Water Quality
Muscatine 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.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)MUSCATINE POWER & WATER4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA7.2 ng/L
- MUSCATINE POWER & WATER7.2 ng/LSample date: 2023-04-10 to 2023-10-10
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)MUSCATINE POWER & WATER4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA4.5 ng/L
- MUSCATINE POWER & WATER4.5 ng/LSample date: 2023-04-10 to 2023-10-10
Lead (90th percentile)MUSCATINE POWER & WATER15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA3 µg/L
- MUSCATINE POWER & WATER3 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2025
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)MUSCATINE POWER & WATER2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA5.2 ng/L
- MUSCATINE POWER & WATER5.2 ng/LSample date: 2023-04-10 to 2023-10-10
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)MUSCATINE POWER & WATER400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE4.2 ng/L
- MUSCATINE POWER & WATER4.2 ng/LSample date: 2023-04-10 to 2023-10-10
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)MUSCATINE POWER & WATERNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency60 ng/L
- MUSCATINE POWER & WATER60 ng/LSample date: 2023-04-10 to 2023-10-10
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)MUSCATINE POWER & WATERNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency3.2 ng/L
- MUSCATINE POWER & WATER3.2 ng/LSample date: 2023-04-10 to 2023-10-10
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)MUSCATINE POWER & WATERNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency8.1 ng/L
- MUSCATINE POWER & WATER8.1 ng/LSample date: 2023-04-10 to 2023-10-10
23 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow
Tested in this system: MUSCATINE POWER & WATER
- 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)
- Lithium
- 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)
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- 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
- MuscatineMUSCATINE POWER & WATER · IA704800125,516 served
Frequently asked
How does Muscatine County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 1 city in Muscatine 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 Muscatine's main water system: MUSCATINE POWER & WATER · PWSID IA7048001 · Purity Score 58 (Fair) · 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 Muscatine County cities have PFAS above the federal limit?
1 city of 1 had at least one regulated PFAS (PFOA, PFOS or PFHxS) measured above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Muscatine (PFOA 7.2 ng/L). PFAS were detected at any level in 1.
Is there lead in Muscatine County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Muscatine 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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