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Water system · PWSID IA5225079

IOWA CITY WATER DEPARTMENT

IOWA CITY, IA · ~68,753 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

IA5225079

State

Iowa

City

IOWA CITY

Population served

68,753

Primary source

Surface water

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

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Dec 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

12,000 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

42

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

124

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jan 2017. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Feb 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began May 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jun 2001 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Uranium began Jul 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Jul 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 1992 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 1992 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2968 began Jul 1990 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2981 began Jul 1990 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2964 began Jul 1990 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2980 began Jul 1990 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2979 began Jul 1990 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Jan 2017
  • State action · SIF May 2013
  • State action · SIF Apr 2013
  • State action · SOX Mar 2013
  • State action · SFJ Mar 2013
  • State action · SIE Mar 2013
  • State action · SIF Aug 2007
  • State action · SFJ Jun 2007

This profile is built from EPA public records for system IA5225079 — 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.