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Community Water System · PWS WI1540770

Birchwood Trailer Court

Evansville, Wisconsin 53536 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 32 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

32
People served
259
EPA violations
47
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 259 drinking-water violations at Birchwood Trailer Court, 18% of them health-based - above the Wisconsin per-system average.

259
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
32
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Birchwood Trailer Court

Birchwood Trailer Court is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 32 residents in Evansville, Wisconsin (Rock County) through 15 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 259 total violations for this system , of which 47 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 199 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 41 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Wisconsin, EPA tracks 10,988 public water systems serving 5,131,439 people, with 285,161 cumulative violations and 58,688 health-based violations on record. About 72% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 26 violations. Statewide, 51 of 202 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (25.2%).

Birchwood Trailer Court's 259 violations sit above the Wisconsin 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
32
Total Violations
259
Health-Based Violations
47
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
15
County
Rock
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
41
Monitoring Violations
199
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 41 2005
Nitrate MR 25 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 15 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2016
Groundwater Rule TT 6 2016
Public Notice Other 6 2016
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2003
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2003
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2003
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2003
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2003
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2003
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2003
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2003
Benzene MR 4 2003
Toluene MR 4 2003
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2003
Arsenic MR 4 2003
Barium MR 4 2003
Cadmium MR 4 2003
Chromium MR 4 2003
Fluoride MR 4 2003
Mercury MR 4 2003
Nickel MR 4 2003
Nitrite MR 4 2003
Selenium MR 4 2003
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2003
Combined Uranium MR 4 2007
Radium-228 MR 4 2007
Styrene MR 4 2003

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 Birchwood Trailer Court.

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 WI1540770 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Wisconsin Drinking Water Authority

Wisconsin DNR, Drinking Water and Groundwater is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Birchwood Trailer Court under EPA-delegated authority.

Open WI regulator portal

Source: Wisconsin DNR, Drinking Water and Groundwater

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
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 15 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 5000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 8000
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 7000
2016 Groundwater Rule TT 6 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 0700
2016 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 7500
2015 Nitrate MR 25 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 1040
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 3100
2007 Combined Uranium MR 4 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 4006
2007 Radium-228 MR 4 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 4030
2007 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 4010
2007 Radium-226 MR 4 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 4020
2007 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 4000
2005 Coliform (TCR) MCL 41 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 3100
2003 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 2378
2003 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / WI1540770 / 2380

How Birchwood Trailer Court Compares

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

Metric Birchwood Trailer Court Wisconsin avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 259 26 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 47 5.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 25.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 32 467 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 10,988 regulated public water systems in Wisconsin.

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 Birchwood Trailer Court water safe to drink? ▼
Birchwood Trailer Court (PWS ID: WI1540770) has 259 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 32 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Birchwood Trailer Court serve? ▼
Birchwood Trailer Court serves 32 people in Evansville, Wisconsin. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 15 service connections.
What type of violations does Birchwood Trailer Court have? ▼
Birchwood Trailer Court has 259 total violations: 47 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 199 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Birchwood Trailer Court water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Birchwood Trailer Court under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Birchwood Trailer Court use? ▼
Birchwood Trailer Court 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.