EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System does not list a community water system for McCausland. Searching the federal inventory by city returns three records, and all three are transient non-community systems, the category for businesses that serve water to passing customers: one active, one deactivated in 1987 and one in 2009. We could not find a public record describing how McCausland homes get their water, so this page does not guess. It is written for homes on private wells, and it sets out plainly what that means for testing and treatment.
On a well, the right equipment depends on the water, so that is where we start. We build complete well systems for acreages and town lots, and we install water softeners, whole-home filtration and reverse osmosis drinking-water systems. We also repair and maintain equipment that is already running, including brands we did not sell, from a softener that has stopped regenerating to an RO unit that is overdue for filters. Installation is handled by licensed local plumbing professionals we vet, schedule, and stand behind.
A free in-home water test comes first. At your kitchen sink we measure hardness, iron and total dissolved solids, the three readings that decide how a well system is put together. Travel is free for the first 50 miles and $1 a mile after that, quoted before you agree to anything. Book the free in-home water test or start with the instant quote.
| McCausland at a glance | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Who supplies the water | No community water system is listed for McCausland in EPA SDWIS, and we found no published record of a municipal water utility for the city. |
| Where it comes from | Not published. The only active public water system with a McCausland address is a single-connection business well, and the Iowa DNR Source Water Protection Tracker lists its aquifer as unknown. |
| Softened at the plant? | Not applicable. There is no community water plant on record. |
| Published hardness | None published. No utility, state agency or dated lab sample we could find gives a hardness figure for McCausland homes. |
SDWIS is the federal inventory of public water systems, which EPA defines as any system with at least 15 service connections or one that serves an average of at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year. That reaches from city utilities down to a business with its own well. A search of the inventory by city name for McCausland returns three entries. None is a community water system, the category that supplies the same people year-round. All three are transient non-community systems, the category EPA uses for places such as gas stations and campgrounds where people do not stay long:
The Iowa DNR Source Water Protection Tracker entry for the active system shows one active well, with the drill date and aquifer both recorded as unknown. EPA's service-area records add one more active system of the same kind serving McCausland: a single-connection groundwater system listed at 25 people, with a mailing address outside the city. Neither is a community water system. A business well serving customers tells you nothing reliable about the water under a particular house, so we do not use either as a stand-in for yours.
Hardness is not a regulated contaminant. McCausland has no community system on file at all, which means no annual water quality report, no sample history for a city supply and no plant tap to read. We looked, and there is no published figure.
Wells close to one another can draw from different depths and different rock, and hardness, iron and dissolved solids can change with both. That is why we will not borrow a number from Princeton, Long Grove or Eldridge and call it McCausland's. The figure that matters is the one from your own kitchen sink, and the free in-home test gets it in a single visit.
On nitrate in particular: federal drinking water rules at 40 CFR 141.62 list reverse osmosis, along with ion exchange and electrodialysis, among the best available technologies for nitrate in public water systems. That is a listing for treatment systems, not a product certification. Our reverse osmosis units are certified to NSF/ANSI 58 for total dissolved solids only, and we do not sell them as a nitrate fix. If a lab result comes back high, talk to the county health department before you buy anything.
Prices are all-in: equipment, installation, taxes and a lifetime parts warranty.
Maintenance is $199 a year for a home with tank RO and $249 a year with tankless RO. A diagnostic service call is $199; a known-issue trip is $99 plus the part. We offer 0% financing and $100 off for military and first responders.
The Scott County Health Department inspects and permits the construction and installation of all private wells in the county. Through Iowa's Grants to Counties program it samples private wells at no cost for residents whose primary water source is a private well, and it can reimburse part of the cost of plugging an unused well or rehabilitating an older one. Its standing recommendation is to test for coliform bacteria and nitrate once a year, after repairing or replacing a pump or pipes, and after a new well is drilled.
The department is at 600 W. 4th St. in Davenport and takes calls at 563-326-8618, Monday to Friday. Our guide to free well water testing in Iowa explains how the grant testing works statewide.
With no public figures to lean on, the reading from your own tap is the only hardness, iron and dissolved-solids number that exists for your home. We will come out, test for free, and leave a written all-in quote with no obligation. Book the free in-home water test, try the instant quote, or call or text 319-319-6566.
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EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System lists no community water system for McCausland. The only records under the city's name are three transient non-community systems serving businesses, one of them active. We could not find a published record of a municipal water utility, so if you are unsure what serves your home, the city office is the place to confirm it.
No figure is published. There is no utility report, no Iowa DNR sample history for a city supply and no dated lab sample for McCausland homes that we could find. Wells nearby can draw from different depths, so we will not borrow a neighboring town's number. Our free in-home test measures hardness, iron and total dissolved solids at your kitchen sink.
Through the Scott County Health Department, which samples private wells at no cost for residents whose primary water source is a well and recommends coliform bacteria and nitrate testing every year. Call 563-326-8618. Our own in-home test does not cover bacteria, nitrate, arsenic, lead or PFAS.
A dual-tank well system is $3,450, or $3,800 with tank reverse osmosis. UV is $700 and a sediment pre-filter is $500, both for wells only, and iron and sulfur treatment is quoted after the free test. Every price includes equipment, installation, taxes and a lifetime parts warranty.
Yes. We repair and maintain existing softeners, filters and reverse osmosis units, including brands we did not sell. A diagnostic service call is $199, and a trip for a known issue is $99 plus the part. Replacement installs are done by licensed local plumbing professionals we vet, schedule, and stand behind.
Every number on this page comes from a public record. Here is where to open each one yourself.
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