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Community Water System · PWS IA4300601

Valley View Water Association

Missouri Valley, Iowa 51555 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 65 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

65
People served
165
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 165 drinking-water violations at Valley View Water Association, 12% of them health-based - above the Iowa per-system average.

165
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
65
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Valley View Water Association

Valley View Water Association is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 65 residents in Missouri Valley, Iowa (Harrison County) through 29 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 165 total violations for this system , of which 19 (12%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 90 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 31 violations (Other). 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. Statewide, 32 of 152 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (21.1%).

Valley View Water Association's 165 violations sit above the Iowa average.

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
65
Total Violations
165
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
29
County
Harrison
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
17
Monitoring Violations
90
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 31 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 17 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 17 2010
TTHM MR 16 2024
Nitrate MR 13 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2014
Public Notice Other 7 2021
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 2013
E. COLI MR 4 2021
Groundwater Rule TT 2 2020

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 Valley View Water Association.

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 IA4300601 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

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 17 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 5000
2024 TTHM MR 16 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 2456
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 8000
2021 Public Notice Other 7 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 7500
2021 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 3014
2020 Groundwater Rule TT 2 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 0700
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 31 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 7000
2019 Nitrate MR 13 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 1040
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 3100
2013 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 4000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 17 SDWIS / IA4300601 / 3100

How Valley View Water Association Compares

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

Metric Valley View Water Association Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 165 77 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 19 15.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 21.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 65 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 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Valley View Water Association water safe to drink? ▼
Valley View Water Association (PWS ID: IA4300601) has 165 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 65 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Valley View Water Association serve? ▼
Valley View Water Association serves 65 people in Missouri Valley, Iowa. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 29 service connections.
What type of violations does Valley View Water Association have? ▼
Valley View Water Association has 165 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 90 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Valley View Water Association water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Valley View Water Association under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Valley View Water Association use? ▼
Valley View Water Association uses Groundwater 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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.