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Community Water System · PWS WI6180281

Priory The

Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702-0671 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 185 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

185
People served
84
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 84 drinking-water violations at Priory The - above the Wisconsin per-system average.

84
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
185
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Priory The

Priory The is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 185 residents in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Eau Claire County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 84 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 84 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 12 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%).

Priory The's 84 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
185
Total Violations
84
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Eau Claire
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
84
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 2025
Thallium, Total MR 4 2016
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2016
Antimony, Total MR 4 2016
Selenium MR 4 2016
Arsenic MR 4 2016
Fluoride MR 4 2016
Cadmium MR 4 2016
Barium MR 4 2016
Radium-228 MR 4 2021
Nitrate MR 4 2016
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 2021
Nitrite MR 4 2016
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 2021
Mercury MR 4 2016
Chromium MR 4 2016
Nickel MR 4 2016
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2012

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 Priory The.

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 WI6180281 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 Priory The 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
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 5000
2021 Radium-228 MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 4030
2021 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 4000
2021 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 4010
2016 Thallium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1085
2016 Beryllium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1075
2016 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1074
2016 Selenium MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1045
2016 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1005
2016 Fluoride MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1025
2016 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1015
2016 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1010
2016 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1040
2016 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1041
2016 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / WI6180281 / 1035

How Priory The Compares

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

Metric Priory The Wisconsin avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 84 26 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 185 467 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 Priory The water safe to drink? ▼
Priory The (PWS ID: WI6180281) has 84 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 185 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Priory The serve? ▼
Priory The serves 185 people in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Priory The have? ▼
Priory The has 84 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 84 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Priory The water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Priory The under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Priory The use? ▼
Priory The 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.