Public water system · WI6120130
ActiveFerryville Cheese
At a glance
Ferryville Cheese (PWSID WI6120130) is an active transient non-community water system in Crawford County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ferryville Cheese compare with other water systems in Crawford County?
By EPA's size categories, Ferryville Cheese is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Crawford County has 51 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 253 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 12,910 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Ferryville Cheese is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Wisconsin has 9,112 active transient non-community water systems, 82% 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 Ferryville Cheese?
EPA lists Ferryville 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. 42 of the 51 active systems in Crawford County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Ferryville Cheese have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Ferryville Cheese: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ferryville Cheese?
Ferryville Cheese (PWSID WI6120130) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Ferryville Cheese serve?
Ferryville Cheese reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
Where does Ferryville 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 Ferryville Cheese have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. 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 Ferryville 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ferryville Cheese's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ferryville Cheese is a 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 Crawford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Du Chien Waterworks | Crawford | 6,005 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wauzeka Waterworks | Crawford | 711 | Community | Groundwater |
| Soldiers Grove Waterworks | Crawford | 592 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Crawford School | Crawford | 525 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gays Mills Waterworks | Crawford | 490 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sunrise Orchards | Crawford | 415 | 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, “Ferryville Cheese, PWSID WI6120130, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/ferryville-cheese-wi6120130 (data as of October 1, 2026).