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Community Water System · PWS IA9433600

Woodland Acres

Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501-0087 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 110 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

110
People served
313
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 313 drinking-water violations at Woodland Acres, 3% of them health-based - above the Iowa per-system average.

313
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
110
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Woodland Acres

Woodland Acres is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 110 residents in Fort Dodge, Iowa (Webster County) through 101 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 313 total violations for this system , of which 10 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 203 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 46 violations (MR). 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%).

Woodland Acres's 313 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
110
Total Violations
313
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
101
County
Webster
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
203
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 46 2015
Arsenic MR 15 2001
Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 2010
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2016
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 8 1988
Ethylbenzene MR 7 2000
Chromium MR 6 1988
Fluoride MR 6 1988
Selenium MR 6 1988
Nitrate MR 6 1986
Barium MR 6 1988
Cadmium MR 6 1988
Mercury MR 6 1988
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 1991
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1990
Xylenes, Total MR 4 1990
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1990
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1990
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 1990
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 1990
Trichloroethylene MR 4 1990
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 1990
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 1990
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 1990
Toluene MR 4 1990
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 1990
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1991
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 1990
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2006
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 1990

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 Woodland 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 IA9433600 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
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 7000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 46 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 3100
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 3100
2006 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 2456
2004 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 0999
2001 Arsenic MR 15 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 1005
2000 Ethylbenzene MR 7 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 2992
1991 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 5000
1991 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 2969
1990 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 2968
1990 Xylenes, Total MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 2955
1990 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 2977
1990 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 2979
1990 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 2980
1990 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / IA9433600 / 2981

How Woodland Acres Compares

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

Metric Woodland Acres Iowa avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 313 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 110 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 Woodland Acres water safe to drink? ▼
Woodland Acres (PWS ID: IA9433600) has 313 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 110 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Woodland Acres serve? ▼
Woodland Acres serves 110 people in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 101 service connections.
What type of violations does Woodland Acres have? ▼
Woodland Acres has 313 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 203 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Woodland Acres water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Woodland Acres under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Woodland Acres use? ▼
Woodland 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.