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Xenia RWD (Des Moines)

Serves an area of Dallas County, IA that includes Minburn, Waukee, Adel and 10 more places · 12,860 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Xenia RWD (Des Moines) in the last ten years.

  • IA2573701
  • BOUTON
  • IA
  • 12,860 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 50039
EPA system ID IA2573701

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Xenia RWD (Des Moines) buys its water from Warren Water District and Ciww (DMWW).
  • Record on file since 1996, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,927 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 19, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Xenia RWD (Des Moines) go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 3 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2005, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1996 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Xenia RWD (Des Moines) buys its water from Warren Water District and Ciww (DMWW). It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 3 other community water systems buy water from Xenia RWD (Des Moines).

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Xenia RWD (Des Moines) must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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