Public water system · WI7500260
ActiveAlmond-Bancroft Public Schools
At a glance
Almond-Bancroft Public Schools (PWSID WI7500260) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Portage County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 420 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
420
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Almond-Bancroft Public Schools compare with other water systems in Portage County?
By EPA's size categories, Almond-Bancroft Public Schools is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Portage County has 148 active public water systems, and Almond-Bancroft Public Schools is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 23% above the county average of 340 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 50,348 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Almond-Bancroft Public Schools is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Wisconsin has 891 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.1% of the state's 11,056 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 10,978 Wisconsin systems (99%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Almond-Bancroft Public Schools?
EPA lists Almond-Bancroft Public Schools as privately owned. The WI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 113 of the 148 active systems in Portage County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Almond-Bancroft Public Schools have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and January 2020. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2004-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
All 10 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Almond-Bancroft Public Schools: frequently asked questions
Who runs Almond-Bancroft Public Schools?
Almond-Bancroft Public Schools (PWSID WI7500260) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Almond-Bancroft Public Schools serve?
Almond-Bancroft Public Schools reports serving 420 people through 1 service connection in Portage County, Wisconsin.
Where does Almond-Bancroft Public Schools get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Almond-Bancroft Public Schools have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Almond-Bancroft Public Schools' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Almond-Bancroft Public Schools' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Almond-Bancroft Public Schools is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Portage County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Point Waterworks | Portage | 26,717 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plover Waterworks | Portage | 13,486 | Community | Groundwater |
| Whiting Waterworks | Portage | 1,743 | Community | Groundwater |
| Amherst Waterworks | Portage | 1,119 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mccain Foods USA | Portage | 450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Junction City Waterworks | Portage | 416 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Almond-Bancroft Public Schools, PWSID WI7500260, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/almond-bancroft-public-schools-wi7500260 (data as of October 1, 2026).