INDEPENDENCE WATER DEPT

INDEPENDENCE, IA · ~6,064 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

IA1037070

State

Iowa

City

INDEPENDENCE

Population served

6,064

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jan 2016. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jul 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Oct 2012 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 1997 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 1992 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Jan 2016
State action · SFJ Oct 2015
State action · SIE Oct 2015
State action · SOX Oct 2015
State action · SIF Mar 2013
State action · SOX Feb 2013
State action · SFJ Jan 2013
State action · SIE Jan 2013

This profile is built from EPA public records for system IA1037070 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.