Ottumwa (pronounced pronounced /??t?mw?/ "Uh-tuhm-wa") is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wapello County. It is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, and the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River. Ottumwa is located at 41°0?47?N 92°24?53?W? / ?41.01306, -92.41472 (41.012917, -92.414817). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.5 square miles (42.7 km²), of which, 15.8 square miles (40.9 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²) of it (4.07%) is water. Northeastern Wapello County contains large deposits of coal, and there are also large deposits of clay in the region. These were very important in the industrial development of Ottumwa. As of the census of 2000, there were 24,998 people, 10,383 households, and 6,530 families residing in the city.
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An Environmental Working Group analysis of tap water tests from 1998 through 2002 shows that customers of Ottumwa Water Works drank water containing up to 14 pollutants, including one unregulated contaminant. Ottumwa Water Works is one of 65,000 water suppliers across the country wrestling with treating water polluted by sprawl, sewage, factory farms, and industry.
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