Van Buren County, IA
drinking water quality
7,217 residents · 8 public water systems · 9 ZIP codes
EPA sampled 1 of 8 public water systems here, together serving about 33,000 people. Last sampled 8/14/2024.
What this means
PFAS are industrial chemicals that EPA describes as breaking down only very slowly in the environment. In April 2024 EPA set the first enforceable national limits: 4 ng/L for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ng/L for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX.
These figures are county-level and come from EPA’s sampling of public water systems. They describe the worst result found in the county, not what comes out of any particular tap — that depends on which system serves the address, and on the plumbing in the building. A private well is not covered by this programme at all.
ZIP codes in Van Buren County
52535 · 52542 · 52551 · 52565 · 52570 · 52573 · 52588 · 52620 · 52651
Readings are county-level, so every ZIP here shares the figure above. Search your ZIP on the map to see it in context.