Public water system · WI7720725
ActiveDairy State Cheese
At a glance
Dairy State Cheese (PWSID WI7720725) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Wood County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 235 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
235
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dairy State Cheese compare with other water systems in Wood County?
By EPA's size categories, Dairy State Cheese is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wood County has 148 active public water systems. Its population served is about 41% below the county average of 396 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 58,534 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 Dairy State Cheese is about half of 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 Dairy State Cheese?
EPA lists Dairy State Cheese 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. 103 of the 148 active systems in Wood County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Dairy State Cheese have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between October 1992 and April 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-03-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Dairy State Cheese: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dairy State Cheese?
Dairy State Cheese (PWSID WI7720725) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Dairy State Cheese serve?
Dairy State Cheese reports serving 235 people through 1 service connection in Wood County, Wisconsin.
Where does Dairy State Cheese 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 Dairy State Cheese have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. 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 Dairy State Cheese'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 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dairy State Cheese's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dairy State Cheese 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 Wood County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm | Wood | 20,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marshfield Utilities | Wood | 18,815 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nekoosa Waterworks | Wood | 2,394 | Community | Groundwater |
| Port Edwards Water Utility | Wood | 1,866 | Community | Groundwater |
| Biron Water Utility | Wood | 879 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pittsville Waterworks | Wood | 800 | 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, “Dairy State Cheese, PWSID WI7720725, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/dairy-state-cheese-wi7720725 (data as of October 1, 2026).