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Adams County, Wisconsin

Water Systems
200
Population Served
23,263
Total Violations
2,152
520 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

60.0%
Systems with Violations
10.8
Avg Violations per System
24.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (25%)

Compliance Snapshot

Adams Wisconsin water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (25) One or more violations (25)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Rome Water Utility 2,775 10 -
Adams Waterworks 1,847 51 -
Federal Correctional Institution 1,550 90 -
Friendship Waterworks 781 42 -
Emrick Lake Cmpgrnd East Shower House 750 0 -
Emrick Lake Cmpgrnd Main Well 750 4 -
Emrick Lake Cmpgrnd Cabins 750 4 -
Emrick Lake Cmpgrnd Handpump 750 0 -
Emrick Lake Cmpgrnd Office 750 0 -
Emrick Lake Cmpgrnd East Sites 750 0 -
Sand Valley Golf Resort Hole 11 500 13 -
Petenwell Co Park 10-West Pump House 410 0 -
Petenwell Co Park 9 405 0 -
Petenwell Co Park ATV Campground 400 0 -
Sand Valley Golf Resort Lido Pro Shop 400 0 -
Sand Valley Golf Resort Lido Pro Shelter & Bath 400 0 -
Sand Valley Golf Resort Mammoth Dunes Turnstand 400 0 -
Sand Valley Golf Resort Mammoth Dunes Hole 15 400 0 -
Castle Rock Co Park 2-Shop 210 12 -
Petenwell Co Park 11 205 0 -
Holiday Shores Cmpgd 6 East 205 4 -
Westwind Estates 160 11 -
Four Seasons Mini Mart 154 48 -
Kamado Flo at the Swan Barn Door 153 6 -
Wagon Wheel Campground 152 28 -
Stuffs Restaurant 150 6 -
Blue Lake Community LLC 102 3 -
Cold Water Canyon Shore Landing 100 9 -
Boomers Pub Inc 100 27 -
Dellwood Pavilion 100 16 -
Dollar General #24419 100 0 -
Ponderosa Pines - Campground 2 90 0 -
Trinity Lutheran Ch Ed Bldg 85 1 -
Ponderosa Pines - Bathhouse 85 8 -
Moundview Golf Course 78 54 -
Camp Deep Lake LLC 75 5 -
Pineland Camping Park 3 Site 125 75 38 -
Pineland Camping Park 1 Pool 75 38 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 9 75 0 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 10 75 0 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 11 75 0 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 12 75 0 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 14 75 0 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 16 75 0 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 17 75 0 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 18 75 0 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 19 75 0 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 20 75 0 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 21 75 5 -
Sunset Condominiums - Condo 22 75 0 -

Other Counties in Wisconsin

Milwaukee County
85 systems · 953,104 served · 2,602 violations
Dane County
301 systems · 517,785 served · 7,065 violations
Waukesha County
590 systems · 322,690 served · 24,998 violations
Brown County
149 systems · 246,872 served · 2,891 violations
Outagamie County
107 systems · 179,535 served · 1,999 violations
Racine County
195 systems · 179,476 served · 10,597 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Adams County? ▼
Adams County has 2,152 total drinking water violations across 200 water systems, of which 520 are health-based violations. 60.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Adams County systems? ▼
Water systems in Adams County serve approximately 23,263 people through 200 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Adams County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Adams County.
What types of water sources supply Adams County? ▼
Water systems in Adams County use GW (50 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 24.2% of Adams County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

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 page draws directly on 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.