Des Moines Tap Water Quality Report
No water-quality test results are on file for Des Moines. That is a gap in the EPA record we publish, not a finding about the water. Check DES MOINES WATER SYSTEM's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Water system
DES MOINES WATER SYSTEM
People Served
210
Health-based violations since 2020
9
DES MOINES WATER SYSTEM. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Des Moines Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Everything we hold on Des Moines's water is below — a thin record, not a clean one. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
DES MOINES WATER SYSTEM, Des Moines's water system, serves 210 people.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in New Mexico
Des Moines Water Service Areas
Fluoride in Des Moines's water
DES MOINES WATER SYSTEM
PWSID NM3527131
No fluoride level in our data for DES MOINES WATER SYSTEM. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Des Moines
No test results are on file for DES MOINES WATER SYSTEM, Des Moines's water system, 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:
No test results on file — test your own tap
We don't hold water-quality results for this system yet, so nobody can tell you what is in your water from published data. A certified lab test is the way to find out.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Des Moines's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Des Moines, 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 Des Moines? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Union County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Des Moines
Des Moines's tap water has an estimated 28.5 grains per gallon (487.0 mg/L, county sampling in Union 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 28.5 gpg water in Des Moines — 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 New Mexico as a whole, read water softener cost in New Mexico — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Des Moines Tap Water
No water-quality test results are on file for Des Moines. That is a gap in the EPA record we publish, not a finding about the water. Check DES MOINES WATER SYSTEM's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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