Public water system · WI8160829
ActiveFamily Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4
At a glance
Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 (PWSID WI8160829) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Douglas 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001.
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 Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 compare with other water systems in Douglas County?
By EPA's size categories, Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Douglas County has 188 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 184 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 34,606 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 Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 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 Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4?
EPA lists Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 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. 150 of the 188 active systems in Douglas County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. The violations listed here began between April 1994 and January 2001. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4: frequently asked questions
Who runs Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4?
Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 (PWSID WI8160829) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 serve?
Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
Where does Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 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 Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. 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 Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4 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 Douglas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Water Light & Power Company | Douglas | 26,084 | Community | Surface water |
| Northwestern Elementary and Middle School | Douglas | 890 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Northwestern High School | Douglas | 448 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Solon Springs School | Douglas | 375 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Four Corners Elementary School | Douglas | 300 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Parkland Town Hall | Douglas | 230 | 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, “Family Forum Head Start Inc. Center 4, PWSID WI8160829, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/family-forum-head-start-inc-center-4-wi8160829 (data as of October 1, 2026).