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Public Water System
ROCK RAPIDS MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS
PWSID IA6065092 · Iowa · 2,611 people served
A
ExcellentROCK RAPIDS MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS is an EPA-regulated public water system in Iowa (PWSID IA6065092). It serves an estimated 2,611 residents — a small town of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.
ROCK RAPIDS MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS has maintained full EPA Safe Drinking Water Act compliance over the most recent five-year reporting window. No health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances are on record. The grade of A reflects this clean compliance history.
Service Area
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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.
Population
2,611
Cities
1
ZIPs
1
Violations
0
EPA Health-Based Violations
Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for ROCK RAPIDS MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.
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No health-based violations in the last 5 years.
ROCK RAPIDS MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's water systems have met EPA health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) requirements throughout the EPA reporting window. This does not mean zero detection of regulated contaminants — it means all measured concentrations remained below their federal action levels.
Cities Served by ROCK RAPIDS MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS
ZIP Codes Served
About this system
EPA records this system as PWSID IA6065092. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact ROCK RAPIDS MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).
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