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Community Water System · PWS WI6170686

Tainter Woods Condominiums

Colfax, Wisconsin 54730 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 85 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

85
People served
104
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 104 drinking-water violations at Tainter Woods Condominiums, 1% of them health-based - above the Wisconsin per-system average.

104
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
85
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Tainter Woods Condominiums

Tainter Woods Condominiums is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 85 residents in Colfax, Wisconsin (Dunn County) through 28 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 104 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 100 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 8 violations (MR). 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, 78 of 202 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (38.6%).

Tainter Woods Condominiums's 104 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
85
Total Violations
104
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
28
County
Dunn
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
100
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2005
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2009
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2009
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2009
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2009
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2009
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2009
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2009
Benzene MR 4 2009
Toluene MR 4 2009
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2009
Styrene MR 4 2009
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2022
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2009
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2009
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2009
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2009
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2009
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2009
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2009
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2009
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2009
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2009
Public Notice Other 2 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2024

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 Tainter Woods Condominiums.

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 WI6170686 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 Tainter Woods Condominiums 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
2024 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 7500
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 5200
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 5000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 8000
2009 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 2968
2009 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 2979
2009 Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 2982
2009 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 2983
2009 Trichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 2984
2009 Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 2987
2009 CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 2989
2009 Benzene MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 2990
2009 Toluene MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 2991
2009 Ethylbenzene MR 4 SDWIS / WI6170686 / 2992

How Tainter Woods Condominiums Compares

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

Metric Tainter Woods Condominiums Wisconsin avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 104 26 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 5.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 38.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 85 467 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 Tainter Woods Condominiums water safe to drink? ▼
Tainter Woods Condominiums (PWS ID: WI6170686) has 104 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 85 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Tainter Woods Condominiums serve? ▼
Tainter Woods Condominiums serves 85 people in Colfax, Wisconsin. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 28 service connections.
What type of violations does Tainter Woods Condominiums have? ▼
Tainter Woods Condominiums has 104 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 100 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Tainter Woods Condominiums water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Tainter Woods Condominiums under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Tainter Woods Condominiums use? ▼
Tainter Woods Condominiums 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.