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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IA5377401

Wildwood Acres Association

Monmouth, Iowa 52309 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
240
EPA violations
76
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 240 drinking-water violations at Wildwood Acres Association, 32% of them health-based - above the Iowa per-system average.

240
Total EPA violations on record
32%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Wildwood Acres Association

Wildwood Acres Association is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Monmouth, Iowa (Jones County) through 80 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 240 total violations for this system , of which 76 (32%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 61 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 71 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, 32 of 152 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (21.1%).

Wildwood Acres Association's 240 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
100
Total Violations
240
Health-Based Violations
76
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
80
County
Jones
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
71
Monitoring Violations
61
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 71 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 45 2015
Public Notice Other 19 2016
E. COLI MR 10 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 5 2018

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 Wildwood Acres 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 IA5377401 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 6 SDWIS / IA5377401 / 8000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 5 SDWIS / IA5377401 / 8000
2016 Public Notice Other 19 SDWIS / IA5377401 / 7500
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 45 SDWIS / IA5377401 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 71 SDWIS / IA5377401 / 3100
2014 E. COLI MR 10 SDWIS / IA5377401 / 3014

How Wildwood Acres Association Compares

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

Metric Wildwood Acres Association Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 240 77 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 76 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 100 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 Wildwood Acres Association water safe to drink? ▼
Wildwood Acres Association (PWS ID: IA5377401) has 240 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Wildwood Acres Association serve? ▼
Wildwood Acres Association serves 100 people in Monmouth, Iowa. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 80 service connections.
What type of violations does Wildwood Acres Association have? ▼
Wildwood Acres Association has 240 total violations: 76 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 61 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Wildwood Acres Association water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Wildwood Acres Association under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Wildwood Acres Association use? ▼
Wildwood Acres Association uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.