Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Ames Water Treatment Plant
EPA system ID IA8503039 · serves Ames, IA · about 55,177 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
Ames Water Treatment Plant (EPA IA8503039)
What EPA records show for Ames Water Treatment Plant, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (IA8503039) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Ames Water Treatment Plant (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 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 Ames Water Treatment Plant use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for Ames Water Treatment Plant. EPA record
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)