Is CHARITON MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Iowa · PWSID IA5903011 · Surface water
Population served
4,381
Cities served
CHARITON
State / jurisdiction
Iowa (IA)
PWSID
IA5903011
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 20/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
590 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS compounds detected in UCMR5 monitoring
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFBA
13.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 590 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 CHARITON MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR CHARITON MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR CHARITON MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · Chosen for CHARITON MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS 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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