- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 8 of 8 samples, average 115 µg/L, highest 182 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jul 2024–Jan 2025)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 8.3 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, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). 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 Marion tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID IA5751035 · serves Marion, IA · about 41,623 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
Marion Municipal Water Dept (EPA IA5751035)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Marion's main utility, Marion Municipal Water Dept: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (IA5751035) 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 Marion Municipal Water Dept, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (IA5751035) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Marion Municipal Water Dept (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 8.3 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, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). 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 Marion Municipal Water Dept use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for Marion Municipal Water Dept. EPA record