Is BUFFALO CENTER MUNI WATER DEPT Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Iowa · PWSID IA9506052 · Ground water
Population served
857
Cities served
BUFFALO CENTER
State / jurisdiction
Iowa (IA)
PWSID
IA9506052
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 30/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
26 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshot
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
No UCMR5 PFAS detects on file for this PWS in our bundled national dataset — the system may be smaller than UCMR5 thresholds, had non-detects, or results are not yet linked to this ID. Your retailer Annual Water Quality Report lists other regulated contaminants (chlorine, DBPs, nitrates, etc.).
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 26 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on BUFFALO CENTER MUNI WATER DEPT's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR BUFFALO CENTER MUNI WATER DEPT
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR BUFFALO CENTER MUNI WATER DEPT · Chosen for BUFFALO CENTER MUNI WATER DEPT because the latest federal SDWA snapshot lists substantial violation activity. Certified reverse osmosis provides the broadest residential barrier for households that want margin beyond legal compliance.
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