Question 1

Is Soldiers Grove Waterworks water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Soldiers Grove Waterworks (PWS ID: WI6120252) has 77 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 592 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Soldiers Grove Waterworks serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Soldiers Grove Waterworks serves 592 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Soldiers Grove or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 257 service connections. The operator address is listed in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin.

Question 3

What type of violations does Soldiers Grove Waterworks have?

Accepted Answer

Soldiers Grove Waterworks has 77 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 58 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 Soldiers Grove Waterworks water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Soldiers Grove Waterworks under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Soldiers Grove Waterworks use?

Accepted Answer

Soldiers Grove Waterworks uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

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 Soldiers Grove Waterworks sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Soldiers Grove Waterworks ranks #26,705 of 29,740 by people served, and #618 of 744 in Wisconsin. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Soldiers Grove Waterworks's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Soldiers Grove Waterworks has 77 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 32% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 67% of that cohort has fewer violations than Soldiers Grove Waterworks. 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)	MCL	13	2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2024
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2012
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	2009
Chlorine	MR	4	2009
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	3	2024
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1993
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Benzene	MR	2	1993
Toluene	MR	2	1993
Styrene	MR	2	1993
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1993
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1993
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1993
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1993
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993

Soldiers Grove Waterworks

Soldiers Grove Waterworks standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Soldiers Grove Waterworks

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints