Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Muscatine's tap water?

3PPBparts per billion of lead in Muscatine Power & Water's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Muscatine

13 public water companies list Muscatine as a place they supply. The biggest is Muscatine Power & Water, with about 25,516 people. The highest latest result among Muscatine's water companies is 10 parts per billion, at the Mecha Ceba Water System Association. None of the 13 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 5 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Hilltop Farms #3rd Addition supply just their own grounds or street; most of Muscatine gets its water from Muscatine Power & Water. 11 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well. Your water bill names yours.

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