Public water system · WI2522889
ActiveElder Care Cottages East
At a glance
Elder Care Cottages East (PWSID WI2522889) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Racine County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
55
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Elder Care Cottages East compare with other water systems in Racine County?
By EPA's size categories, Elder Care Cottages East is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Racine County has 194 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 931 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 180,595 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 Elder Care Cottages East 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 Elder Care Cottages East?
EPA lists Elder Care Cottages East 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. 160 of the 194 active systems in Racine County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Elder Care Cottages East have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between December 2023 and December 2024. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-11 | Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2023-12-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-12-11 | Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Elder Care Cottages East: frequently asked questions
Who runs Elder Care Cottages East?
Elder Care Cottages East (PWSID WI2522889) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Elder Care Cottages East serve?
Elder Care Cottages East reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection in Racine County, Wisconsin.
Where does Elder Care Cottages East 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 Elder Care Cottages East have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Elder Care Cottages East'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 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Elder Care Cottages East's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Elder Care Cottages East 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 Racine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racine Waterworks | Racine | 105,100 | Community | Surface water |
| Caledonia Water Utility - Village of | Racine | 21,819 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Burlington Waterworks | Racine | 11,043 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waterford Waterworks | Racine | 5,368 | Community | Groundwater |
| Union Grove Waterworks | Racine | 4,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yorkville Utility Dist 1 | Racine | 3,900 | Non-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, “Elder Care Cottages East, PWSID WI2522889, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/elder-care-cottages-east-wi2522889 (data as of October 1, 2026).