- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 10 of 16 samples, average 7.04 µg/L, highest 15.2 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jun 2023–Dec 2023)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 1.4 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Cedar Falls tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID IA0709084 · serves Cedar Falls, IA · about 40,713 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Cedar Falls Municipal Water Utilities (EPA IA0709084)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Cedar Falls's main utility, Cedar Falls Municipal Water Utilities: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (IA0709084) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Cedar Falls Municipal Water Utilities, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (IA0709084) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Cedar Falls Municipal Water Utilities (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 1.4 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Cedar Falls Municipal Water Utilities use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Cedar Falls Municipal Water Utilities's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.