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MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES

PWS ID: IA2573301 · NEWTON, Iowa 50208

MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES serves 820 people in NEWTON, Iowa using Surface Water water sources. It has a clean compliance record with no EPA violations recorded. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES

MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 820 residents in NEWTON, Iowa (Dallas County) through 328 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 0 total violations for this system , giving it a clean Safe Drinking Water Act compliance record.

No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Iowa, EPA tracks 1,795 public water systems serving 3,114,444 people, with 138,271 cumulative violations and 27,946 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 77 violations. MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES's 0 violations sit below the Iowa average. Statewide, 127 of 152 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (83.6%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
820
Total Violations
0
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
328
County
Dallas
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
0
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records — or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status — go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS — Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID IA2573301 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Iowa Drinking Water Authority

Iowa's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find IA regulator via EPA SDWIS

How MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 0 77 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 15.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 83.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 820 1,735 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,795 regulated public water systems in Iowa.

Federal MCL reference — Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES water safe to drink? ▼
MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES (PWS ID: IA2573301) has 0 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 820 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES serve? ▼
MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES serves 820 people in NEWTON, Iowa. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 328 service connections.
What type of violations does MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES have? ▼
MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES has 0 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 0 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES use? ▼
MIDWEST COUNTRY ESTATES uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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