Public water system · WI6470186
ActiveEau Galle Cheese Factory LLC
At a glance
Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC (PWSID WI6470186) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Pepin County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC compare with other water systems in Pepin County?
By EPA's size categories, Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pepin County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 187 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 4,102 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 Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC 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 Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC?
EPA lists Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC 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. 19 of the 22 active systems in Pepin County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2009 and July 2023. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC: frequently asked questions
Who runs Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC?
Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC (PWSID WI6470186) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC serve?
Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Pepin County, Wisconsin.
Where does Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC 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 Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC'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 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC 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 Pepin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durand Waterworks | Pepin | 1,868 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pepin Waterworks | Pepin | 816 | Community | Groundwater |
| Club Ten | Pepin | 270 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ymca Camp Pepin - Dining Hall | Pepin | 126 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ymca Camp Pepin - Cabins 1 & 2 | Pepin | 125 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rec Hall the | Pepin | 100 | 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, “Eau Galle Cheese Factory LLC, PWSID WI6470186, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/eau-galle-cheese-factory-llc-wi6470186 (data as of October 1, 2026).