Public water system · WI6480285
ActiveBethel Covenant Church
At a glance
Bethel Covenant Church (PWSID WI6480285) is an active transient non-community water system in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bethel Covenant Church compare with other water systems in Pierce County?
By EPA's size categories, Bethel Covenant Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pierce County has 95 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 341 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 32,378 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bethel Covenant Church is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Wisconsin has 9,112 active transient non-community water systems, 82% 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 Bethel Covenant Church?
EPA lists Bethel Covenant Church 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. 83 of the 95 active systems in Pierce County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Bethel Covenant Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2003. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and June 2003. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Nitrate and Nitrite. EPA lists 3 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Bethel Covenant Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bethel Covenant Church?
Bethel Covenant Church (PWSID WI6480285) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Bethel Covenant Church serve?
Bethel Covenant Church reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
Where does Bethel Covenant Church 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 Bethel Covenant Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2003. 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 Bethel Covenant Church's 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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bethel Covenant Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bethel Covenant Church is a 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 Pierce County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Falls Waterworks | Pierce | 16,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prescott Waterworks | Pierce | 4,258 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ellsworth Waterworks | Pierce | 3,304 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spring Valley Waterworks | Pierce | 1,409 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elmwood Waterworks | Pierce | 798 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belle Ame Vineyard | Pierce | 500 | Transient non-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, “Bethel Covenant Church, PWSID WI6480285, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/bethel-covenant-church-wi6480285 (data as of October 1, 2026).