Timberline Estates, Ltd., IA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Timberline Estates, Ltd. at a glance
Timberline Estates, Ltd. serves about 712 people through 282 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Des Moines County, Iowa. EPA system ID: IA2900626; phone on file: 319-208-1498. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Timberline Estates, Ltd.'s lead record
That is down 3 ppb from 3 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Timberline Estates, Ltd. is 3 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 3 ppb |
| 2018 | 2 ppb |
Against other Iowa systems
Of the 1,066 Iowa systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.4 ppb; 4 are over 15 ppb right now and 36 have gone over at some point. Timberline Estates, Ltd.'s reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 21st percentile in Iowa and the 25th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Des Moines County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Timberline Estates, Ltd.. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Burlington Municipal Waterworks | 26,015 | 1 ppb |
| West Burlington Muni. Water Supply | 3,555 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mediapolis Water Supply | 1,688 | 0.8 ppb |
| Danville Water Supply | 923 | 2 ppb |
| Middletown Water Supply | 336 | 0 (not detected) |
| Green Acres Mobile Home Park | 190 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Look up your address in Timberline Estates, Ltd.'s service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Timberline Estates, Ltd. whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.