Our Story

Our name is our promise.

Kind water for every home — not just the ones that can afford it.

Why we started

It started with a question about Iowa's water.

Kind Water Co. was founded in 2021 — but the reason goes back further. According to the Iowa Cancer Registry, Iowa has the second-highest rate of new cancer diagnoses in the country, and it is one of only six states where that rate is still rising — the fastest rise in the nation. That sent us looking for answers, and water kept coming up.

Across the Midwest, decades of nitrates, fertilizers, and pesticides used on farmland have worked their way into the water supply. City and county plants do important work — but they were never built to remove all of it, and what's left flows straight to your tap. We didn't think clean water should depend on what your utility can filter. It should be handled where it reaches your family: at your home.

Pouring a fresh glass of clean water
“Our name is our promise.”

Kindness means doing right by your home and your water — every single time.

Who's behind it

Built by a local. Run by a family.

Kind Water Co. was started by Ryan Brunton after more than a decade in home services. What began as a hard look at the Midwest's water became a family-owned, family-operated company with one belief at its core: every homeowner deserves genuinely clean water.

We're headquartered in Marion, Iowa, and serve homeowners across Eastern Iowa, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Illinois — and every system is installed by licensed local plumbing professionals we vet, schedule, and stand behind.

Ryan Brunton
Founder & Owner
  • Family-owned & operated
  • Founded in 2021
  • Cedar Rapids, IA & Nashville, TN
  • Local, licensed plumbers
  • Fully insured & bonded
Credentials

Everything you'd want to check, in one place.

No badges, no vague claims. Here is exactly what stands behind the work, written so you can verify any line of it.

  • Licensed and insured. Kind Water Co is licensed and insured, and the work we do is bonded.
  • Independent and local. Kind Water Co is a family-owned company in Marion, Iowa, founded in 2021 by Ryan Brunton. We are not affiliated with Kind Water Systems of Daytona Beach, Florida, or any other company that shares part of our name.
  • Certified equipment. Our softeners are built from NSF/ANSI 44 certified components, and our reverse osmosis systems are certified to NSF/ANSI 58 — the standard that requires at least 75% reduction of total dissolved solids.
  • Licensed local plumbers do the install. Every system is installed by licensed local plumbing professionals we vet, schedule, and stand behind. We don't claim to have our own crews, and we won't pretend otherwise.
  • Founded in 2021 in Marion, Iowa by Ryan Brunton, after more than a decade in home services.
  • Published, all-in pricing. Equipment, professional installation, taxes, and a lifetime parts warranty in one number — on this website, before anyone sets foot in your home.
  • Lifetime parts, 5 years on media, 1 year on labor. Real durations, in writing.
  • $100 off for military members and first responders, and 0% financing on every system.
What we stand for

Four promises behind the name.

Transparency

Straightforward pricing and honest recommendations. You'll always know exactly what you're getting, and why.

Integrity

We recommend what your water actually needs — never the most expensive thing we can sell.

Servitude

We show up, we answer the phone, and we treat your home like it's our own.

Accessibility

Clean water shouldn't be a luxury for the wealthy. We make it attainable for every homeowner.

Backed for life

A warranty as nice as our name.

Lifetime
Warranty on parts
5 Years
On filtration media
1 Year
On installation labor

Find out what's really in your water — free.

Book a free in-home water test and see the Kind Water Co difference for yourself.

Whole-home water softening, filtration, and reverse-osmosis drinking water — professionally installed and built to last a lifetime.

Proudly serving homeowners across Iowa, Illinois & Tennessee
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“Our name is our promise.”

Serving Marion, Cedar Rapids & surrounding Linn County communities