Public water system · IA7727201
ActiveVca Avondale Animal Hospital
At a glance
Vca Avondale Animal Hospital (PWSID IA7727201) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Polk County, Iowa. It reports serving 64 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
64
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Vca Avondale Animal Hospital compare with other water systems in Polk County?
By EPA's size categories, Vca Avondale Animal Hospital is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Polk County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 12,857 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 488,556 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Iowa, the 1,828 active systems average 1,718 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Vca Avondale Animal Hospital is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Iowa has 118 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.5% of the state's 1,828 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,502 Iowa systems (82%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Vca Avondale Animal Hospital?
EPA lists Vca Avondale Animal Hospital as privately owned. The IA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 21 of the 38 active systems in Polk County (55%) are also privately owned.
Does Vca Avondale Animal Hospital have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2024 and December 2024. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 violations in EPA's records, newest first. Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Vca Avondale Animal Hospital: frequently asked questions
Who runs Vca Avondale Animal Hospital?
Vca Avondale Animal Hospital (PWSID IA7727201) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IA state drinking water program.
How many people does Vca Avondale Animal Hospital serve?
Vca Avondale Animal Hospital reports serving 64 people through 1 service connection in Polk County, Iowa.
Where does Vca Avondale Animal Hospital get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Vca Avondale Animal Hospital have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Vca Avondale Animal Hospital's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Vca Avondale Animal Hospital's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Vca Avondale Animal Hospital is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Polk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Water Works | Polk | 246,055 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Ankeny, City of | Polk | 76,207 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Urbandale Water Utility | Polk | 45,605 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Johnston Municipal Water Supply | Polk | 24,897 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Clive Water Department | Polk | 20,277 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Altoona Water Supply | Polk | 19,565 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Vca Avondale Animal Hospital, PWSID IA7727201, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/vca-avondale-animal-hospital-ia7727201 (data as of October 1, 2026).