- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 7.
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 7 of 8 samples, average 31 ppt, highest 60 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Apr 2023–Oct 2023)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 5 of 8 samples, average 3.5 ppt, highest 8.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Apr 2023–Oct 2023)
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 6 of 8 samples, average 3.2 ppt, highest 5.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Apr 2023–Oct 2023)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 8 samples, average 0.90 ppt, highest 7.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Apr 2023–Oct 2023)
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 8 samples, average 0.60 ppt, highest 4.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Apr 2023–Oct 2023)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 8 samples, average 0.50 ppt, highest 4.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Apr 2023–Oct 2023)
- PFHpA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 8 samples, average 0.40 ppt, highest 3.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Apr 2023–Oct 2023)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 3 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Muscatine tap water? What EPA records show
EPA IA7048001 · serves Muscatine, IA · about 25,516 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Muscatine Power & Water (EPA IA7048001)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Muscatine's main utility, Muscatine Power & Water: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (IA7048001) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 7. This is public data, not a test of your tap.
What EPA records show for Muscatine Power & Water, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (IA7048001) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Muscatine Power & Water (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 3 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 7.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Muscatine Power & Water use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Muscatine Power & Water's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.