Question 1

Is Pilgrim Park Middle School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Pilgrim Park Middle School (PWS ID: WI2681154) has 281 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 950 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Pilgrim Park Middle School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Pilgrim Park Middle School serves 950 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Elm Grove or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Elm Grove, Wisconsin.

Question 3

What type of violations does Pilgrim Park Middle School have?

Accepted Answer

Pilgrim Park Middle School has 281 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 276 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Pilgrim Park Middle School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Pilgrim Park Middle School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Pilgrim Park Middle School use?

Accepted Answer

Pilgrim Park Middle School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Pilgrim Park Middle School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Pilgrim Park Middle School ranks #20,466 of 29,740 by people served, and #426 of 744 in Wisconsin. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Pilgrim Park Middle School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Pilgrim Park Middle School has 281 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 10% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 90% of that cohort has fewer violations than Pilgrim Park Middle School. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	46	2003
Nickel	MR	4	2001
Fluoride	MR	4	2001
Beryllium, Total	MR	4	2001
Selenium	MR	4	2001
Nitrite	MR	4	2001
BHC-GAMMA	MR	4	2001
Diquat	MR	4	2001
OXAMYL	MR	4	2001
Simazine	MR	4	2001
Picloram	MR	4	2001
Dinoseb	MR	4	2001
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	4	2001
Carbofuran	MR	4	2001
Heptachlor	MR	4	2001
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	4	2001
2,4,5-TP	MR	4	2001
Pentachlorophenol	MR	4	2001
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	4	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2002
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2002
Benzene	MR	4	2002
Toluene	MR	4	2002
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2002

Pilgrim Park Middle School

Pilgrim Park Middle School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Pilgrim Park Middle School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints