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Barron County, Wisconsin

Water Systems
190
Population Served
29,256
Total Violations
4,239
773 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

70.0%
Systems with Violations
22.3
Avg Violations per System
18.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (26%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
50.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (9) One or more violations (41)

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
Rice Lake Waterworks 9,012 133 Clean
Barron Light & Water Dept 3,423 243 Clean
Cumberland Waterworks 2,311 43 -
Chetek Waterworks 1,931 623 -
Cameron Waterworks 1,787 54 -
Turtle Lake Waterworks 1,073 143 -
Almena Waterworks 705 133 -
Dallas Waterworks 365 226 -
Prairie Farm High School 350 6 -
Bona Casa 300 0 -
Saputo Cheese USA Inc 300 7 -
Haugen Waterworks 287 33 -
Luther Park Bible Camp Dining Hall and Cabins 200 28 -
Pokegama Lakeside Cantina 200 8 -
Turtleback Golf Enterprises 200 0 -
Camp Phillips Boy Scouts 1 Dining Hall 200 1 -
Camp Phillips Boy Scouts 7 Administration 200 1 -
Enchanted Barn 200 4 -
Prairie Farm Cub Care 160 28 -
United Lutheran of Prairie Farm 150 5 -
Lejeune Steel Building 1 100 286 -
Cedar Lake Market 100 41 -
Camp Phillips Boy Scout 8 Cub World 100 1 -
Source Energy Services Sumner West 100 21 -
Lejeune Steel Building 2 100 2 -
Andersons Trailer Court 95 166 -
St Pauls Evangelical Church 90 20 -
Camp Phillips Boy Scouts 3 Sourdough 90 1 -
Camp Phillips Boy Scouts 5 Thunderbird 90 5 -
Chetek Lanes Inc 85 23 -
Poskin Lake Resort 80 0 -
Red Cedar Valley Estates MHP 80 27 -
Cumberland Golf Club 75 0 -
Gosnells Packer Inn 75 0 -
Cedar Lake Bar and Pub 65 40 -
Red Barn Theater 65 39 -
Barronett Cenex 65 3 -
Mels Lakeshore Resort Bar 60 6 -
Luther Park Bible Camp Pool and Cabins 60 6 -
Stanfold Lutheran Church 60 0 -
Ridgeland Elementary School 60 10 -
Country View Mobile Home Court 54 129 -
Camp Brigadoon Addition 50 10 -
Canoe Villa Mhc 50 20 -
Kahls Northland Resort 50 25 -
Summer Haven Resort 50 0 -
New Hope Pentecostal Church 50 0 -
V and M Bar 50 19 -
Stouts Lodge and Restaurant 50 8 -
Loch Lomond Beach Club 50 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 Barron County? ▼
Barron County has 4,239 total drinking water violations across 190 water systems, of which 773 are health-based violations. 70.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Barron County systems? ▼
Water systems in Barron County serve approximately 29,256 people through 190 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Barron County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Barron County, 1 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Barron County? ▼
Water systems in Barron 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. 18.2% of Barron 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.