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Community Water System · PWS IA7048332

Valley View Estates #1 and #2

Muscatine, Iowa 52761 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 89 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

89
People served
237
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 237 drinking-water violations at Valley View Estates #1 and #2, 4% of them health-based - above the Iowa per-system average.

237
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
89
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Valley View Estates #1 and #2

Valley View Estates #1 and #2 is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 89 residents in Muscatine, Iowa (Muscatine County) through 41 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 237 total violations for this system , of which 10 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 146 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2018.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 10 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%).

Valley View Estates #1 and #2's 237 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
89
Total Violations
237
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
41
County
Muscatine
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
146
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 1993
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 9 1990
LASSO MR 4 2018
Atrazine MR 4 2018
2,4-D MR 4 2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 2018
Pentachlorophenol MR 4 2018
Diquat MR 4 2018
Glyphosate MR 4 2018
Benzene MR 4 2018
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2018
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2018
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2018
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2018
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2018
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2018
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2018
Styrene MR 4 2018
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2018
Toluene MR 4 2018
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2018
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 1995
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2018
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2018
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2018
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2018
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2018
Simazine MR 4 2018
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 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 Valley View Estates #1 and #2.

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 IA7048332 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
2018 LASSO MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2051
2018 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2050
2018 2,4-D MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2105
2018 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2039
2018 Pentachlorophenol MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2326
2018 Diquat MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2032
2018 Glyphosate MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2034
2018 Benzene MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2990
2018 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2968
2018 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2969
2018 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2980
2018 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2380
2018 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2979
2018 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2964
2018 Ethylbenzene MR 4 SDWIS / IA7048332 / 2992

How Valley View Estates #1 and #2 Compares

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

Metric Valley View Estates #1 and #2 Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 237 77 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 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 89 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 Estates #1 and #2 water safe to drink? ▼
Valley View Estates #1 and #2 (PWS ID: IA7048332) has 237 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 89 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Valley View Estates #1 and #2 serve? ▼
Valley View Estates #1 and #2 serves 89 people in Muscatine, Iowa. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 41 service connections.
What type of violations does Valley View Estates #1 and #2 have? ▼
Valley View Estates #1 and #2 has 237 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 146 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Valley View Estates #1 and #2 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Valley View Estates #1 and #2 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Valley View Estates #1 and #2 use? ▼
Valley View Estates #1 and #2 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.