VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Atrazine in Des Moines, IA tap water
Des Moines, IA's 2024 report shows Atrazine detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Fleur Drive Treatment Plant | 0.2 | None set |
Reported level L.D. McMullen Water Treatment Plant | Not detected mg/L | 0.003 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Saylorville Water Treatment Plant | Not detected mg/L | 0.003 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Louise P. Moon ASR Well | Not detected mg/L | 0.003 mg/L MCL |
Reported level L.D. McMullen ASR Well | Not detected mg/L | 0.003 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Army Post Road ASR Well | Not detected mg/L | 0.003 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Ankeny ASR Well 4 | Not detected mg/L | 0.003 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Ankeny ASR Well 6 | Not detected mg/L | 0.003 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Atrazine
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
How Des Moines, IA compares
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People also ask
+Is there Atrazine in Des Moines, IA tap water?
Yes — Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Atrazine at 0.2. Des Moines, IA's 2024 report shows Atrazine detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Atrazine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Atrazine is 0.003 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Atrazine?
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
+Where does this Atrazine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Atrazine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Des Moines, IA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ia/des-moines/2024/source.