Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Fluoride in Des Moines, IA tap water
Des Moines, IA's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Saylorville Water Treatment Plant | 0.6–0.83 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Ankeny ASR Well 6 | 1.3 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Ankeny ASR Well 6 | 0.73–1.3 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Ankeny ASR Well 4 | 0.81–1.2 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Army Post Road ASR Well | 0.93–1.6 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Louise P. Moon ASR Well | 0.72–1.39 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Fleur Drive Treatment Plant | 0.9 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range L.D. McMullen ASR Well | 0.6–0.94 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Louise P. Moon ASR Well | 1.39 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Fleur Drive Treatment Plant | 0.56–0.9 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range L.D. McMullen Water Treatment Plant | 0.09–0.94 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Army Post Road ASR Well | 1.6 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level L.D. McMullen Water Treatment Plant | 0.94 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level L.D. McMullen ASR Well | 0.94 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Ankeny ASR Well 4 | 1.2 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Saylorville Water Treatment Plant | 0.83 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Des Moines, IA compares
5 of the 1248 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Des Moines, IA tap water?
Yes — Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.93–1.6 mg/L. Des Moines, IA's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride 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 Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 1248 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA, Mcfarland, City of — Mcfarland, Ca, CA, Yonkers, NY.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride 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.