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Cedar Rapids Water Department

Serves Cedar Rapids, Robins, Hiawatha and 1 more place, Linn County, IA · 142,364 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Cedar Rapids Water Department in the last ten years.

  • IA5715093
  • CEDAR RAPIDS
  • IA
  • 142,364 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater under direct influence
ZIP 52402
EPA system ID IA5715093

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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

  • Cedar Rapids Water Department draws water from 48 wells and 6 infiltration galleries.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 519 lead and 32,597 unknown out of 271,437 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1986

EPA's records for Cedar Rapids Water Department go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 2
1990s 0 2
2000s 3 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began December 2009, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2007 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Cedar Rapids Water Department draws water from 48 wells and 6 infiltration galleries. 4 other community water systems buy water from Cedar Rapids Water Department.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Cedar Rapids Water Department 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.

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Testing your own water

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