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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS WI7440216

Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors

Monico, Wisconsin 54501 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 50 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

50
People served
89
EPA violations
20
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 89 drinking-water violations at Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors, 22% of them health-based - above the Wisconsin per-system average.

89
Total EPA violations on record
22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
50
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors

Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 50 residents in Monico, Wisconsin (Oneida County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 89 total violations for this system , of which 20 (22%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 62 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 40 violations (MON). 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%).

Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors's 89 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
50
Total Violations
89
Health-Based Violations
20
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Oneida
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
20
Monitoring Violations
62
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 40 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 20 2015
E. COLI MR 16 2018
Public Notice Other 7 2018
Nitrate MR 3 1999
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1999

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 Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors.

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 WI7440216 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 Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors 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
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 40 SDWIS / WI7440216 / 8000
2018 E. COLI MR 16 SDWIS / WI7440216 / 3014
2018 Public Notice Other 7 SDWIS / WI7440216 / 7500
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 20 SDWIS / WI7440216 / 3100
1999 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / WI7440216 / 1040
1999 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / WI7440216 / 3100

How Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors Compares

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

Metric Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors Wisconsin avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 89 26 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 20 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 50 467 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 Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors water safe to drink? ▼
Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors (PWS ID: WI7440216) has 89 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 50 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors serve? ▼
Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors serves 50 people in Monico, Wisconsin. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors have? ▼
Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors has 89 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 62 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors use? ▼
Monico Short Stop and Discount Liquors uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.