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Community Water System · PWS VA5031500

Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres

Moneta, Virginia 24121 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 360 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

360
People served
70
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 70 drinking-water violations at Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres, 13% of them health-based - above the Virginia per-system average.

70
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
360
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres

Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 360 residents in Moneta, Virginia (Campbell County) through 99 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 70 total violations for this system , of which 9 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 51 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 30 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 Virginia, EPA tracks 2,821 public water systems serving 7,911,199 people, with 146,670 cumulative violations and 25,642 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 52 violations. Statewide, 70 of 171 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.9%).

Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres's 70 violations sit above the Virginia 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
360
Total Violations
70
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
99
County
Campbell
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
51
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 30 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2002
Public Notice Other 4 2020
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 2020
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 2016
Combined Uranium MR 3 2011
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 3 2011
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2007
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 2011

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 Knoll Woods/Ivy 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 VA5031500 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Virginia Drinking Water Authority

Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres under EPA-delegated authority.

Open VA regulator portal

Source: Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water

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
2020 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / VA5031500 / 7500
2020 Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 SDWIS / VA5031500 / 5000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 30 SDWIS / VA5031500 / 5000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 SDWIS / VA5031500 / 8000
2016 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / VA5031500 / 1038
2011 Combined Uranium MR 3 SDWIS / VA5031500 / 4006
2011 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 3 SDWIS / VA5031500 / 4010
2011 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / VA5031500 / 4000
2007 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / VA5031500 / 7000
2002 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / VA5031500 / 3100

How Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres Compares

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

Metric Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 70 52 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 9.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 40.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 360 2,804 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,821 regulated public water systems in Virginia.

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 Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres water safe to drink? ▼
Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres (PWS ID: VA5031500) has 70 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 360 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres serve? ▼
Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres serves 360 people in Moneta, Virginia. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 99 service connections.
What type of violations does Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres have? ▼
Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres has 70 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 51 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres use? ▼
Knoll Woods/Ivy 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.