Metals · 2024
Copper in Des Moines, IA tap water
Des Moines, IA's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Des Moines* | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Ankeny | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Bondurant | 0.012 mg/L | None set |
Reported level Des Moines* | 0–0.022 mg/L | None set |
Reported level Waukee | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Norwalk | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Earlham | 0–0.01 mg/L | None set |
Reported level Urbandale | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Clive | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Warren Water District | 0.02 mg/L | None set |
Reported level SE Polk Rural Water** | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level New Virginia | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Ankeny | 0–0.028 mg/L | None set |
Reported level Norwalk | 0–0.05 mg/L | None set |
Reported level Waukee | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Clive | 0–0.032 mg/L | None set |
Reported level East Dallas Water | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Bondurant | 0.005–0.014 mg/L | None set |
Reported level Warren Water District | 0–0.05 mg/L | None set |
Reported level New Virginia | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Urbandale | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Johnston | 0.006–0.177 mg/L | None set |
Reported level SE Polk Rural Water** | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level East Dallas Water | Not detected mg/L | None set |
Reported level Johnston | 0.117 mg/L | None set |
Reported level Earlham | 0.01 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Copper
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.
Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
How Des Moines, IA compares
5 of the 1330 systems measuring Copper on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Copper:
People also ask
+Is there Copper in Des Moines, IA tap water?
Yes — Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 0.006–0.177 mg/L. Des Moines, IA's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Copper in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Copper. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Copper?
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
+Which other U.S. cities have Copper over the federal limit?
5 of the 1330 systems on The Water Map measuring Copper report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Atascadero State Hospital — Atascadero, Ca, CA, Gramercy, MD, White Fence Farms Mwc No.3 — Lancaster, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Copper measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Copper 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.