Iowa Regional Utilities Association Quality Water - Our Commitment Iowa Regional Utilities Association provides a high quality, safe, dependable supply of softened water. In identifying source water, the goal is finding a water supply of superior quality to that available from a typical residential well. IRUA's contracted water sources' quality meets or exceeds state and federal guidelines as outlined in the Safe Drinking Water Act. In addition, our sources soften their water providing some of the best water available for consumption in the state. To see an explanation of the differences between IRUA rural water and typical well water, click here. You can learn more about the quality of our water by reading our Consumer Confidence Reports located on the Reports page. Today, Iowa Regional Utilities Association currently contracts with Newton, Marshalltown, and Pella Waterworks for its water supply. Forty year contracts with each of these municipal sources assure water capacity to meet the growing needs of our member-customers. In addition to the current contracted sources, IRUA owns and operates a reverse osmosis water treatment facility located near Waverly. Water is pumped by large booster stations to 27 water towers strategically located throughout the system, two of which are 2 million gallon hydropillars. Gravitational flow, as well as additional pumping stations, enable the system to provide water service to a growing member-customer base. Source/Supply Newton Waterworks The Newton source currently provides more than 900 million gallons of water to IRUA annually. The raw water is pumped from a combination of a Jordan Well and 21 shallow wells located in the South Skunk River Alluvium. The finished water is softened to seven grains of hardness, and iron, calcium, magnesium, and manganese are removed. Newton Waterworks has established a strong partnership with Iowa Regional Utilities Association and continues to be a reliable source. Marshalltown Waterworks Water from the Marshalltown source is pumped from the Mississippian aquifer and is treated using a lime soda-ash softening process. The Marshalltown source, which supplies nearly 450 million gallons annually, provides exceptional water quality with finished water softened to between six to eight grains of hardness. Iowa Regional Utilities Association has been a long-time customer of Marshalltown Waterworks. Pella Waterworks Pella Waterworks has provided a continued supply of water to the southern portion of Iowa Regional Utilities Association's system. Pella's raw water is drawn from the Cambrian-Jordan and Cambrian-Ordovician aquifers and from Alluvial wells along the Des Moines River. Pella uses a lime softening treatment process which provides for similar water quality to that of Newton and Marshalltown. IRUA also utilizes this dependable source to continuously provide water to a portion of the southern service area and also as a redundant source for the portion of the system supplied by Newton Waterworks. IRUA Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Facility Our 3 million gallon per day water treatment facility uses a reverse osmosis membrane treatment process. The treatment process removes impurities from raw water which is softened to between six to eight grains of hardness. This water treatment facility has expansion capacity of an additional 3 million gallons per day. Our System > Water Supplies / Distribution / Wastewater Important Announcements See our home page for outage information. To verify and/or update your contact information for planned or emergency outages - please click on the link below or call 1-800-400-6066 during business hours. For more detailed information regarding SwiftReach - Swift911 - click here. Online Payment Options Online Bill Pay Powered by: ACI Payments, Inc. **Please note: Clicking on link above will direct you to the ACI Payments, Inc.® website. Privacy Policy Contact Information Toll Free: 800-400-6066 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 p.m. Click for more © Copyright 2017 Iowa Regional Utilities Association, All Rights Reserved This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Designed and hosted by Iowa Solutions