Metals · 2024
Copper in Des Moines, IA tap water
Des Moines, IA's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1.3 mg/L (Action level).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Des Moines* | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Des Moines* | 0–0.022 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Ankeny | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Ankeny | 0–0.028 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Bondurant | 0.012 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Bondurant | 0.005–0.014 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Clive | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Clive | 0–0.032 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level East Dallas Water | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Earlham | 0.01 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Earlham | 0–0.01 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Johnston | 0.117 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Johnston | 0.006–0.177 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level New Virginia | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Norwalk | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Norwalk | 0–0.05 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level SE Polk Rural Water** | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Urbandale | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Warren Water District | 0.02 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Warren Water District | 0–0.05 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Waukee | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
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
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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 of 1.3 mg/L (Action level).
+What's the federal limit for Copper in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Copper is 1.3 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+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.
+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.