Disinfectants · 2024

Chlorine in Des Moines, IA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.8× the limit

Des Moines, IA's 2024 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Des Moines*
1.11 mg/L
Reported level
Des Moines*
0.05–2.5 mg/L
Reported level
Ankeny
1 mg/L
Reported level
Ankeny
0.15–1.91 mg/L
Reported level
Bondurant
2.2 mg/L
Reported level
Bondurant
1.05–2.56 mg/L
Reported level
Clive
1 mg/L
Reported level
Clive
0.33–1.45 mg/L
Reported level
East Dallas Water
2.41 mg/L
Reported level
East Dallas Water
2.1–2.9 mg/L
Reported level
Earlham
1.9 mg/L
Reported level
Earlham
1.6–2.3 mg/L
Reported level
Johnston
0.8 mg/L
Reported level
Johnston
0.18–1.39 mg/L
Reported level
New Virginia
1.99 mg/L
Reported level
New Virginia
1.8–2.3 mg/L
Reported level
Norwalk
0.9 mg/L
Reported level
Norwalk
0.41–1.56 mg/L
Reported level
SE Polk Rural Water**
0.67 mg/L
Reported level
SE Polk Rural Water**
0.15–1.61 mg/L
Reported level
Urbandale
0.95 mg/L
Reported level
Urbandale
0.36–1.69 mg/L
Reported level
Warren Water District
2.5 mg/L
Reported level
Warren Water District
1.7–3 mg/L
Reported level
Waukee
1 mg/L
Reported level
Waukee
0.33–1.72 mg/L

Verbatim from Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chlorine

A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses.

Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.

People also ask

+Is there Chlorine in Des Moines, IA tap water?

Yes — Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 1.7–3 mg/L. Des Moines, IA's 2024 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Chlorine is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Chlorine?

A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.

+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chlorine 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.

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