Metals · 2024

Copper in Des Moines, IA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Des Moines, IA's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Des Moines*
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Ankeny
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Bondurant
0.012 mg/L
Reported level
Des Moines*
0–0.022 mg/L
Reported level
Waukee
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Norwalk
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Earlham
0–0.01 mg/L
Reported level
Urbandale
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Clive
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Warren Water District
0.02 mg/L
Reported level
SE Polk Rural Water**
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
New Virginia
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Ankeny
0–0.028 mg/L
Reported level
Norwalk
0–0.05 mg/L
Reported level
Waukee
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Clive
0–0.032 mg/L
Reported level
East Dallas Water
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Bondurant
0.005–0.014 mg/L
Reported level
Warren Water District
0–0.05 mg/L
Reported level
New Virginia
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Urbandale
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Johnston
0.006–0.177 mg/L
Reported level
SE Polk Rural Water**
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
East Dallas Water
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Johnston
0.117 mg/L
Reported level
Earlham
0.01 mg/L

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.

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