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Water
Rate Brochure
MP&W's
water rate brochure, with complete details on current rates
and rate structures, is available online -- click here
for your copy. The brochure reflects prices effective April 1, 2008. (To view the MP&W's water rate brochure,
you will need to install Acrobat Reader, a free software from
Adobe - click here
to download.)
Facts About Muscatine's Water
Water Source
Muscatine has an excellent source of high quality water from
the Muscatine Island Aquifer. The aquifer is a wide segment
of land located along the west bank of the Mississippi River
flood plain. It covers about 50 square miles in Muscatine
and Louisa Counties. The island aquifer consists primarily
of sand and gravel with areas of silt and clay and ranges
from about 40 to 140 feet thick.
 Water
Treatment
The water obtained from the Muscatine Island Aquifer is of
such high quality that the only treatments required are small
additions of chlorine, fluoride and phosphate. Chlorine assures
biological safety, fluoride assists in children's dental development,
and phosphate stabilizes the minerals found in water.
Water
Testing
Even though we are fortunate to be working with an exceptionally
good water source, at MP&W, we are diligent about water
testing-making sure that Muscatine's water surpasses all state
and federal regulations at all times. We complete about sixty
water quality tests each day in our laboratories. Our operators
conduct chemical and physical water tests in a controlled
environment using precision instruments that can measure or
detect contaminants at very low levels. Samples are tested
for contaminants including bacteria, organic and inorganic
compounds, lead and copper, and total trihalomethanes (contaminants
that can develop during the chlorination of drinking water.)
We also use private labs to complete other required testing.
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