Public water system · WI1280033
ActiveDaybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring
At a glance
Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring (PWSID WI1280033) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 37 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
37
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 195 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 453 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 88,343 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 Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring is well below 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 Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring?
EPA lists Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring 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. 152 of the 195 active systems in Jefferson County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and October 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (4 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dinosebcode 2041 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarb sulfonecode 2044 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dalaponcode 2031 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring: frequently asked questions
Who runs Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring?
Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring (PWSID WI1280033) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring serve?
Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring reports serving 37 people through 1 service connection in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
Where does Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring 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 Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring 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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown Waterworks | Jefferson | 23,945 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fort Atkinson Waterworks | Jefferson | 12,390 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jefferson Waterworks | Jefferson | 7,926 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Mills Waterworks | Jefferson | 6,211 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waterloo Waterworks | Jefferson | 3,520 | Community | Groundwater |
| Johnson Creek Waterworks | Jefferson | 3,318 | 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, “Daybreak Foods Inc. - Cold Spring, PWSID WI1280033, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/daybreak-foods-inc-cold-spring-wi1280033 (data as of October 1, 2026).