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Amery Waterworks

At a glance

Amery Waterworks (PWSID WI6490328) is an active community water system in Polk County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 2,962 people through 1,097 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

2,962

Service connections

1,097

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWI6490328

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,962

Service connections1,097

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program

City servedAmery

StateWisconsin

ZIP—

CountyPolk County

How does Amery Waterworks compare with other water systems in Polk County?

By EPA's size categories, Amery Waterworks is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Polk County has 187 active public water systems, and Amery Waterworks is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 24 times the county average of 121 people per system, and accounts for 13% of the 22,690 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Amery Waterworks is about 56% below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Wisconsin has 1,053 active community water systems, 9.5% 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 Amery Waterworks?

EPA lists Amery Waterworks as owned by a local government. 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. 20 of the 187 active systems in Polk County (11%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Amery Waterworks have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2012 and October 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 3 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Unaddressed
2024-10-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2023-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2012-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2012-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Amery Waterworks: frequently asked questions

Who runs Amery Waterworks?

Amery Waterworks (PWSID WI6490328) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Amery Waterworks serve?

Amery Waterworks reports serving 2,962 people through 1,097 service connections in Polk County, Wisconsin.

Where does Amery Waterworks 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 Amery Waterworks have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Amery Waterworks' 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 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Amery Waterworks' water quality report?

As a community water system, Amery Waterworks must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Polk County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Osceola Waterworks	Polk	2,680	Community	Groundwater
St Croix Falls Waterworks	Polk	2,079	Community	Groundwater
Frederic Waterworks	Polk	1,241	Community	Groundwater
Luck Waterworks	Polk	1,150	Community	Groundwater
Clear Lake Waterworks	Polk	1,061	Community	Groundwater
Balsam Lake Waterworks	Polk	1,031	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, “Amery Waterworks, PWSID WI6490328, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/amery-waterworks-wi6490328 (data as of October 1, 2026).