Metals · 2024

Sodium in Des Moines, IA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Des Moines, IA's 2024 report shows Sodium detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Louise P. Moon ASR Well
80 mg/L
Reported level
L.D. McMullen Water Treatment Plant
35 mg/L
Range
L.D. McMullen ASR Well
16–35 mg/L
Range
Fleur Drive Treatment Plant
15–48 mg/L
Reported level
Ankeny ASR Well 4
58 mg/L
Reported level
L.D. McMullen ASR Well
35 mg/L
Range
Saylorville Water Treatment Plant
14–22 mg/L
Reported level
Saylorville Water Treatment Plant
22 mg/L
Reported level
Army Post Road ASR Well
105 mg/L
Reported level
Ankeny ASR Well 6
53 mg/L
Range
Army Post Road ASR Well
26–105 mg/L
Range
Ankeny ASR Well 6
23–58 mg/L
Reported level
Fleur Drive Treatment Plant
48 mg/L
Range
Ankeny ASR Well 4
23–48 mg/L
Range
Louise P. Moon ASR Well
21–80 mg/L
Range
L.D. McMullen Water Treatment Plant
14–35 mg/L

Verbatim from Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Sodium

A naturally occurring salt component.

Not federally regulated for health; relevant for people on sodium-restricted diets.

How Des Moines, IA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Sodium in Des Moines, IA tap water?

Yes — Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sodium at 105 mg/L. Des Moines, IA's 2024 report shows Sodium detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Sodium in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Sodium. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Sodium?

A naturally occurring salt component. Not federally regulated for health; relevant for people on sodium-restricted diets.

+Where does this Sodium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Sodium 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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