Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Nitrate in Des Moines, IA tap water
Des Moines, IA's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Louise P. Moon ASR Well | 0.88–3.34 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Range Saylorville Water Treatment Plant | 0–1.64 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Ankeny ASR Well 6 | 1.05 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Range Ankeny ASR Well 6 | 0.6–1.05 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level L.D. McMullen ASR Well | 5.21 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level L.D. McMullen Water Treatment Plant | 5.61 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Louise P. Moon ASR Well | 3.34 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Saylorville Water Treatment Plant | 1.64 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Range L.D. McMullen Water Treatment Plant | 0.06–5.61 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Ankeny ASR Well 4 | 1.15 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Fleur Drive Treatment Plant | 7.15 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Range L.D. McMullen ASR Well | 0.09–5.21 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Range Fleur Drive Treatment Plant | 0–7.15 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Range Army Post Road ASR Well | 0.22–1.65 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Range Ankeny ASR Well 4 | 0.1–1.15 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Army Post Road ASR Well | 1.65 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
How Des Moines, IA compares
5 of the 1170 systems measuring Nitrate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Nitrate:
People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Des Moines, IA tap water?
Yes — Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 7.15 mg/L. Des Moines, IA's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Which other U.S. cities have Nitrate over the federal limit?
5 of the 1170 systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA, San Miguelito Mwc — Avila Beach, Ca, CA, Hilmar County Water District — Hilmar, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate 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.