Microbial · 2024
Total Coliform in Des Moines, IA tap water
Des Moines, IA's 2024 report shows Total Coliform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Ankeny | 70 | None set |
Reported level Johnston | 1 | None set |
Reported level Urbandale | 50 | None set |
Reported level East Dallas Water | 0 | None set |
Reported level SE Polk Rural Water** | 0 | None set |
Reported level Waukee | 0 | None set |
Reported level Warren Water District | 20 | None set |
Reported level Norwalk | 10 | None set |
Reported level Des Moines* | 151 | None set |
Reported level Earlham | 2 | None set |
Reported level Urbandale | 0 | None set |
Reported level Warren Water District | 1 | None set |
Reported level Earlham | 0 | None set |
Reported level Bondurant | 8 | None set |
Reported level SE Polk Rural Water** | 9 | None set |
Reported level Johnston | 20 | None set |
Reported level Norwalk | 0 | None set |
Reported level Des Moines* | 3 | None set |
Reported level Clive | 0 | None set |
Reported level Ankeny | 1 | None set |
Reported level Waukee | 25 | None set |
Reported level New Virginia | 1 | None set |
Reported level Clive | 20 | None set |
Reported level East Dallas Water | 1 | None set |
Reported level Bondurant | 0 | None set |
Reported level New Virginia | 1 | None set |
Verbatim from Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Coliform
A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation.
Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.
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People also ask
+Is there Total Coliform in Des Moines, IA tap water?
Yes — Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Coliform at 151. Des Moines, IA's 2024 report shows Total Coliform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Total Coliform in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Total Coliform. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Total Coliform?
A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation. Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.
+Where does this Total Coliform measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Coliform 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.