Iowa · system IA6342711 · serves 5,687 people · purchased water
This system purchases its water; the band reflects the supplier's most recent reported result within a rolling three-year window. The three-year range below is the supplier's, not this system's own sampling. The water comes from Knoxville Water Works (IA6342036) and Pleasantville Water Works (IA6377046).
The reading
A single reading is not a complete account of what a household drinks, so the three-year range and the number of tests behind it are shown too — a reading backed by many tests over three years is a fuller picture than one from a single sample.
Source: purchased water - values inherited from IA6342036, IA6377046 · Iowa · system IA6342711 · the three years from August 9, 2023 to August 9, 2026
Where this ranks
The water this system purchases sits around the middle nationally. Systems reporting less serve about 74% of everyone on NitrateSmart's tracked supply; the other about 26% are on systems reporting the same or more. That compares what systems reported, not what comes out of any one tap.
What "Human impact likely" means
Nitrate here is low, but a little above natural background[1] — enough to suggest that fertilizer, manure, a septic system, or wastewater has reached the source. This is a statement about where the nitrate came from, not about harm.
Sources
The bands describe how strongly human activity, read from nitrate, has marked a water source — they are not a safety verdict. More on what the numbers mean and where nitrate comes from.
Nitrate in community water systems, from the utilities’ own compliance reporting.
Results reaching back to July 2023 · current through August 9, 2026.
Educational information, not medical or personal safety advice.