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Community Water System · PWS IA5225326

Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty

Iowa City, Iowa 52240 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 155 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

155
People served
544
EPA violations
211
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 544 drinking-water violations at Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty, 39% of them health-based - above the Iowa per-system average.

544
Total EPA violations on record
39%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
155
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty

Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 155 residents in Iowa City, Iowa (Johnson County) through 62 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 544 total violations for this system , of which 211 (39%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 295 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 211 violations (MCL, health-based). 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, 127 of 152 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (83.6%).

Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty's 544 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
155
Total Violations
544
Health-Based Violations
211
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
62
County
Johnson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
211
Monitoring Violations
295
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 211 2010
Coliform (TCR) MR 147 2014
Nitrate MR 16 2015
Selenium MR 12 1998
Arsenic MR 12 1998
Barium MR 12 1998
Cadmium MR 12 1998
Chromium MR 12 1998
Fluoride MR 12 1998
Mercury MR 12 1998
Antimony, Total MR 12 1998
Thallium, Total MR 12 1998
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2022
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 5 2009
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2012
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 2012
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 2012
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2017

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 Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty.

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 IA5225326 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
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 8000
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 5000
2015 Nitrate MR 16 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 1040
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 147 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 3100
2012 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 7000
2012 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 4010
2012 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 4000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 211 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 3100
2009 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 5 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 2039
1998 Selenium MR 12 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 1045
1998 Arsenic MR 12 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 1005
1998 Barium MR 12 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 1010
1998 Cadmium MR 12 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 1015
1998 Chromium MR 12 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 1020
1998 Fluoride MR 12 SDWIS / IA5225326 / 1025

How Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty Compares

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

Metric Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 544 77 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 211 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 155 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 Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty water safe to drink? ▼
Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty (PWS ID: IA5225326) has 544 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 155 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty serve? ▼
Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty serves 155 people in Iowa City, Iowa. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 62 service connections.
What type of violations does Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty have? ▼
Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty has 544 total violations: 211 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 295 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty use? ▼
Prairie View Estates Assoc Johnson Cnty 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.