Des Moines Waterworks is a large public water system in EPA region 07 that provides tap water for the 50321 zip codes. It has 4 facilities where the water supply was tested for 23 chemical contaminants that impact tap water quality and human health.
The maximum reported level of HAA5 (five regulated haloacetic acids) was 12.1 µg/L. The maximum reported level of Manganese was 2.14 µg/L. The maximum reported level of quinoline was 0.51 µg/L. The only recent water sample showed levels of quinoline that were at or above unsafe concentration levels. There were 3 contamintants found in the Des Moines Waterworks water supply at levels that were above the minimum reporting level. 1 of the contaminants were above the reference level, which means they may pose a risk to human health.
The latest water samples were taken between November 18th, 2019 and May 26th, 2020.