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Ottumwa Tap Water Quality Report
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for OTTUMWA WATER WORKS. No other contaminant results are on file for OTTUMWA WATER WORKS; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Water system
OTTUMWA WATER WORKS
1 other system also serves parts of Ottumwa. 1 other system is listed for Ottumwa. See their figures
People Served
25,529
Health-based violations since 2020
0
OTTUMWA WATER WORKS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Dec 2023 · OTTUMWA WATER WORKS
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Ottumwa Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 are on file for Ottumwa's own water system, so everything else listed below has no result behind it. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
OTTUMWA WATER WORKS, Ottumwa's water system, serves 25,529 people. 1 other system also serves parts of Ottumwa. 1 other system is listed for Ottumwa. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to OTTUMWA WATER WORKS's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for OTTUMWA WATER WORKS is from Dec 2023.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, OTTUMWA WATER WORKS measured lithium at up to 48 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Iowa
Ottumwa Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Ottumwa, IA
We read Ottumwa, IA’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 23 contaminants listed, only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Ottumwa's water
OTTUMWA WATER WORKS
PWSID IA9083012
No fluoride level in our data for OTTUMWA WATER WORKS. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
WAPELLO RURAL WATER ASSOC.
PWSID IA9000742
No fluoride level in our data for WAPELLO RURAL WATER ASSOC.. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
MEADOW LANE MOBILE HOME PARK
PWSID IA0900647
No fluoride level in our data for MEADOW LANE MOBILE HOME PARK. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Ottumwa
Ottumwa's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
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What Ottumwa's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Ottumwa, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Ottumwa? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Wapello County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Ottumwa
Ottumwa's tap water has an estimated 24.9 grains per gallon (425.0 mg/L, county sampling in Wapello County) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 24.9 gpg water in Ottumwa — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Iowa as a whole, read water softener cost in Iowa — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ottumwa Tap Water
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for OTTUMWA WATER WORKS. No other contaminant results are on file for OTTUMWA WATER WORKS; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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