CEDAR RAPIDS WATER DEPARTMENT

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA · ~142,364 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

IA5715093

State

Iowa

City

CEDAR RAPIDS

Population served

142,364

Primary source

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 May 2020. Official EPA record →

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Sep 2017 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Dec 2009 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Mar 2007 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jan 1992 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 1991 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Oct 1986 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Fluoride began Oct 1986 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIE May 2020
State action · SFJ May 2020
State action · SIF Jan 2018
State action · SOX Oct 2017
State action · SIE Oct 2017
State action · SFJ Oct 2017
State action · SOX Jul 2010
State action · SOX Jul 2010

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

16 stations · latest Dec 2023

2.19 · max 10.4 mg/l as N · 294

Fluoride

15 stations · latest Aug 2023

0.18 · max 0.25 mg/l · 123

Manganese

15 stations · latest Aug 2023

92.9 · max 1,450 ug/l · 117

Atrazine

14 stations · latest Dec 2023

89.8 · max 611 ng/l · 101

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system IA5715093 — 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.