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Community Water System · PWS IA7048319

Fox Valley Acres

Muscatine, Iowa 52761 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 36 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

36
People served
85
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 85 drinking-water violations at Fox Valley Acres, 18% of them health-based - above the Iowa per-system average.

85
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
36
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fox Valley Acres

Fox Valley Acres is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 36 residents in Muscatine, Iowa (Muscatine County) through 14 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 85 total violations for this system , of which 15 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 48 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 34 violations (MON). 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%).

Fox Valley Acres's 85 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
36
Total Violations
85
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
14
County
Muscatine
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
48
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 34 2023
Public Notice Other 19 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 2013
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2014
E. COLI MR 3 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2023

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 Fox Valley Acres.

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 IA7048319 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
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 34 SDWIS / IA7048319 / 8000
2023 Public Notice Other 19 SDWIS / IA7048319 / 7500
2023 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / IA7048319 / 3014
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / IA7048319 / 5000
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / IA7048319 / 7000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / IA7048319 / 3100
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 SDWIS / IA7048319 / 3100

How Fox Valley Acres Compares

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

Metric Fox Valley Acres Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 85 77 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 36 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 Fox Valley Acres water safe to drink? ▼
Fox Valley Acres (PWS ID: IA7048319) has 85 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 36 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Fox Valley Acres serve? ▼
Fox Valley Acres serves 36 people in Muscatine, Iowa. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 14 service connections.
What type of violations does Fox Valley Acres have? ▼
Fox Valley Acres has 85 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 48 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fox Valley Acres water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Fox Valley Acres under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Fox Valley Acres use? ▼
Fox Valley Acres 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.