Scott County's water comes down to one large river system and a great many wells, and neither of them softens. Iowa American Water's Quad Cities District draws the Mississippi River for Davenport, Bettendorf, LeClaire, Riverdale, Panorama Park and, since its own system was deactivated in 2020, Blue Grass. EPA lists 47 more active community water systems across the county — city wells in Eldridge, Walcott, Buffalo and Princeton, a water and sanitary district in Park View, and dozens of small subdivision associations — and not one of the 48 lists a softening objective on its treatment record. In Scott County, softening happens at the house.
Kind Water Co installs water softeners, whole-home carbon filtration and reverse osmosis drinking-water systems across Scott County, repairs and maintains softeners already in place — including brands we did not sell — and builds complete well systems for the acreages between the towns. Installation is carried out by licensed local plumbing professionals we vet, schedule, and stand behind, normally in a single visit.
Every job starts with a free in-home water test: hardness, iron and total dissolved solids measured at your own kitchen sink, written down, and left with you whether you buy anything or not. The first 50 miles of travel are free, then $1 a mile, quoted before you agree. To start, book the free in-home water test or build an instant quote.
Every community below has its own page. Supplier, source and treatment come from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS); the softening column shows whether EPA's treatment record lists a softening objective. Where we publish a free water quality report for that system, it is linked.
| Community | Who supplies the water | Source | Softening on EPA's record | Water report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport | Iowa American Water Quad Cities District, PWSID IA8222001, 147,720 served | Mississippi River | No | Quad Cities report |
| Bettendorf | Iowa American Water Quad Cities District; no municipal utility of its own | Mississippi River | No | Bettendorf |
| Eldridge | Eldridge Water Supply, PWSID IA8230008, 6,726 served | Groundwater | No — iron removal listed | Eldridge |
| LeClaire | Iowa American Water Quad Cities District | Mississippi River | No | LeClaire |
| Park View (unincorporated) | Park View Water & Sanitary District, PWSID IA8200855, 2,389 served | Groundwater | No — iron and manganese removal listed | Park View |
| Blue Grass | Iowa American Water Quad Cities District; its own system was deactivated in 2020 | Mississippi River | No | Blue Grass |
| Walcott | Walcott Waterworks, PWSID IA8285058, 1,556 served | Groundwater | No — iron and manganese removal listed | Walcott |
| Buffalo | Buffalo Water Supply, PWSID IA8218050, 1,176 served | Groundwater | No — iron removal listed | Buffalo |
| Princeton | Princeton Water Supply, PWSID IA8273061, 923 served | Groundwater | No | Princeton |
| Long Grove | Long Grove Muni Water Supply, PWSID IA8251096, 838 served | Groundwater | No treatment objectives listed | Long Grove |
| Riverdale | Iowa American Water Quad Cities District | Mississippi River | No | Quad Cities report |
| Donahue | Iowa American Water Donahue, PWSID IA8227045, 335 served | Groundwater | No — iron and manganese removal listed | Not yet published |
| McCausland | No community water system appears under its name in SDWIS | — | — | Not yet published |
| Dixon | Iowa-American Water Dixon, PWSID IA8225043, 204 served | Groundwater | No | Not yet published |
| Maysville | Maysville Municipal Water Dept, PWSID IA8255060, 156 served | Groundwater | No — iron removal listed | Not yet published |
| Panorama Park | Iowa American Water Quad Cities District | Mississippi River | No | Quad Cities report |
| New Liberty | New Liberty Water Supply, PWSID IA8264059, 138 served | Groundwater | No treatment objectives listed | Not yet published |
| Durant | Durant Water Supply, PWSID IA1636090, recorded as a Cedar County system; only a small part of Durant lies in Scott County | Groundwater | See the Durant page | Not yet published |
Iowa American Water's Quad Cities District is by far the largest supplier in the county, serving 147,720 people from the Mississippi River. Its treatment record covers filtration, corrosion control, disinfection and taste and odor control, with no softening objective, and its own Typical Water Quality sheet lists tap-water hardness of 136 to 350 mg/L, or 7.9 to 20.4 grains per gallon — hard to very hard. That published range is the only hardness figure we quote on this page, and it describes that district only, not the well systems elsewhere in the county. SDWIS records no violations for the district since 2018. More detail is on our Quad Cities page and in the Quad Cities water report.
Outside the river district, Scott County's towns pump groundwater, and their treatment records say a good deal about what that water carries. Iron removal appears at Eldridge, Walcott, Buffalo, Park View, Donahue and Maysville, and manganese removal at Walcott, Park View and Donahue. Iron matters for anyone sizing a softener, because iron that reaches the resin coats it and costs it capacity. Long Grove and New Liberty list no treatment objectives at all.
Three Scott County systems have violation entries in SDWIS since 2018, and each is back in compliance. Princeton recorded a health-based nitrate violation of 12.1 mg/L for a compliance period beginning 1 September 2024, returning to compliance on 4 October 2024, and a separate nitrate monitoring and reporting violation beginning 1 May 2024. Walcott's entry is a nitrate monitoring and reporting violation — a sample or report that did not reach the state on schedule, not a result over the limit — beginning 1 January 2024 and closed on 30 January 2025. Eldridge's is a Lead and Copper Rule monitoring and reporting violation beginning 1 June 2023 and closed on 18 November 2024. Nitrate and lead are laboratory questions, not something our in-home test measures; the town pages cover each record in full.
Most of the 48 community systems in Scott County are small subdivision and homeowners' association well systems serving a few dozen to a few hundred people, and many acreages are on private wells with no treatment at all. Iowa funds private well testing through county environmental health offices under the Iowa DNR's Grants to Counties program, so contact the Scott County Health Department for what its programme covers; our guide to free well water testing in Iowa explains the steps.
Our well water system is a dual-tank build at $3,450, or $3,800 with tank RO, with UV at $700 and sediment pre-filtration at $500 when the readings call for them. UV is a supplemental NSF/ANSI 55 Class B unit for water that has already tested safe, not the fix for a contaminated well. On a well we fit tank RO rather than tankless, because high dissolved solids cost a tankless unit its pressure.
Every price is all-in: equipment, installation, taxes and a lifetime parts warranty.
Service is priced the same way: a full diagnostic call is $199, a known-issue trip is $99 plus the part, and annual maintenance is $199 a year for a tank-RO home or $249 for a tankless-RO home. Our water softener repair guide for the Quad Cities covers what to check first. Financing is 0%, and military and first responders take $100 off.
The Illinois side of the metro is covered on the Rock Island County hub, where Moline, Rock Island and East Moline each run their own river plants. Iowa American Water's Iowa figures do not describe any Illinois town.
With no community system in the county softening its water, the question in Scott County is rarely whether water is hard — it is how hard yours is, and whether iron is along for the ride. We come to your kitchen sink, measure hardness, iron and total dissolved solids, and leave the readings and a written quote with you, at no charge. Request a quote or get an instant quote, call or text 319-319-6566, or email ryan@kindwaterco.com.
No. EPA lists 48 active community water systems in Scott County, and none has a softening objective on its treatment record. That includes Iowa American Water's Quad Cities District, which serves 147,720 people from the Mississippi River. In Scott County, softening happens at the house.
Iowa American Water's Quad Cities District, PWSID IA8222001, drawing the Mississippi River. The same district serves LeClaire, Riverdale and Panorama Park, and Blue Grass has been on it since its own system was deactivated in 2020. Bettendorf has no municipal water utility of its own.
Iowa American Water's Typical Water Quality sheet lists Quad Cities District tap-water hardness of 136 to 350 mg/L, or 7.9 to 20.4 grains per gallon, which is hard to very hard. The county's well systems publish no hardness figure, so outside that district the only way to get a number is to test your own tap.
Princeton recorded a health-based nitrate violation of 12.1 mg/L for a compliance period beginning 1 September 2024 and returned to compliance on 4 October 2024. Walcott's nitrate entry is a monitoring and reporting violation, meaning a sample or report missed its deadline, closed on 30 January 2025. Both systems are listed back in compliance.
A whole-home softener is $2,500, or $2,850 with reverse osmosis. Reverse osmosis alone is $800 tank or $900 tankless, and a well dual-tank system is $3,450, or $3,800 with a tank RO. Prices are all-in, with equipment, installation, taxes and a lifetime parts warranty. Travel is free for the first 50 miles, then $1 a mile, quoted before you agree.
Every number on this page comes from a public record. Here is where to open each one yourself.
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