Public water system · WI1530089
ActiveForemost Farms USA Coop Richland Center
At a glance
Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center (PWSID WI1530089) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Richland County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 156 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
156
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center compare with other water systems in Richland County?
By EPA's size categories, Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Richland County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 287 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 10,908 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 Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center is about 64% 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 Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center?
EPA lists Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center 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. 28 of the 38 active systems in Richland County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2017. The violations listed here began between October 2002 and May 2017. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminants or rules involved are Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12 | Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center?
Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center (PWSID WI1530089) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center serve?
Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center reports serving 156 people through 1 service connection in Richland County, Wisconsin.
Where does Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center 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 Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2017. 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 Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center 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 Richland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Center Waterworks | Richland | 5,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lone Rock Waterworks | Richland | 895 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ithaca Public School K-12 | Richland | 700 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sextonville Waterworks | Richland | 425 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cazenovia Waterworks | Richland | 351 | Community | Groundwater |
| Richland Center Intermediate School | Richland | 321 | 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, “Foremost Farms USA Coop Richland Center, PWSID WI1530089, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/foremost-farms-usa-coop-richland-center-wi1530089 (data as of October 1, 2026).