Is Riverdale, IA tap water safe?
The short answer
Iowa - American WTR Co - Davenport serves Riverdale. In EPA’s and Iowa’s records it has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: PFOA at 4.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Iowa - American WTR Co - Davenport is very hard, 239 mg/L (14 grains per gallon). How Iowa’s water compares.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Iowa - American WTR Co - Davenport’s water.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Water testing near Riverdale
The 3 labs Iowa certifies closest to Riverdale, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
QC Analytical Services
Le Claire, IA · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Quad Cities Metallurgical Laboratory
Davenport, IA · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Ion Environmental Solutions
Muscatine, IA · about 32 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa: Through the Grants-to-Counties program, private well owners in participating counties can have their water tested for total coliform bacteria and nitrate. Start with the county sanitarian at your county health department. No cost in a participating county. The Grants-to-Counties Program, State Hygienic Lab at the University of Iowa.
All 36 certified labs for IowaZIP codes in Riverdale
Which ZIP codes are in Riverdale: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Iowa DNR, laboratories certified for drinking water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Riverdale
Other towns in Scott County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Iowa - American WTR Co - Davenport’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water