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Polk County, Wisconsin

Water Systems
186
Population Served
22,665
Total Violations
3,207
659 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

60.2%
Systems with Violations
17.2
Avg Violations per System
20.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (27%)

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (14) One or more violations (36)

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
Amery Waterworks 2,962 36 -
Osceola Waterworks 2,680 57 -
St Croix Falls Waterworks 2,079 6 -
Frederic Waterworks 1,241 25 -
Luck Waterworks 1,150 7 -
Clear Lake Waterworks 1,061 76 -
Balsam Lake Waterworks 1,031 42 -
Dresser Waterworks 936 43 -
Milltown Waterworks 915 47 -
Centuria Waterworks 900 24 -
Clayton Waterworks 765 13 -
Peace Lutheran Church 600 0 -
Bethesda Lutheran Church 150 0 -
YMCA Camp Icaghowan 140 15 -
Wilkins Bone Lake Bar & Resort 140 27 -
Balsam Lake Brick Oven Breads LLC 124 0 -
Amani Village Sanitary Dist 100 124 -
Polk Co Somers Lake Rec Area 100 0 -
Bone Lake Lutheran Church 90 28 -
Assumption Catholic Church 90 13 -
Luck Golf Course Shop 85 0 -
Speedway 84 15 -
Hunky Dory Resort 76 68 -
Sunset Cove on Bone Lake Old 75 0 -
Luck Golf Course 75 6 -
Pipe Lake Christ Lutheran Church 75 15 -
Bunnycup Winery 75 0 -
Cushing Community Center 74 21 -
Apple River Community Church 70 7 -
Skol Haus 70 5 -
Wwt VI LLC 70 28 -
Lake Wapogasset Luth Bible Camp 3 60 0 -
Trinity Lutheran McKinley 60 0 -
Moe Lutheran Church 60 2 -
Zion Lutheran Church Bone Lk 60 6 -
Carebare Daycare 60 9 -
West Immanuel New Well 57 0 -
Mixed Up Waterside Bar and Grill 55 35 -
Guilty Vibez 55 0 -
Cws Security 55 4 -
Sawmill Brew Shed 55 0 -
Dancing Dragonfly Winery 55 0 -
Lake Wapogasset Luth Bible Ret 50 6 -
Clear Lake Golf Club 50 8 -
Port Valhalla Cmpgd 50 14 -
Browtine 50 36 -
Wapo Valley Condo 50 33 -
Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp Ox Lake 1 50 18 -
Polk Co County Trail Nye Store 50 6 -
Dollar General Luck 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 Polk County? ▼
Polk County has 3,207 total drinking water violations across 186 water systems, of which 659 are health-based violations. 60.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Polk County systems? ▼
Water systems in Polk County serve approximately 22,665 people through 186 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Polk County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Polk County.
What types of water sources supply Polk County? ▼
Water systems in Polk 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. 20.5% of Polk 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.