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Fountain City Waterworks

At a glance

Fountain City Waterworks (PWSID WI6060228) is an active community water system in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 443 people through 164 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

443

Service connections

164

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWI6060228

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served443

Service connections164

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program

City servedFountain City

StateWisconsin

ZIP—

CountyBuffalo County

How does Fountain City Waterworks compare with other water systems in Buffalo County?

By EPA's size categories, Fountain City Waterworks is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Buffalo County has 69 active public water systems, and Fountain City Waterworks is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.5 times the county average of 127 people per system, and accounts for 5.1% of the 8,759 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Fountain City Waterworks is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Wisconsin has 1,053 active community water systems, 9.5% 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 Fountain City Waterworks?

EPA lists Fountain City Waterworks as owned by a local government. 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. 17 of the 69 active systems in Buffalo County (25%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Fountain City Waterworks have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2013 and January 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 required treatment not met, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-11-03	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400	Yes	Resolved
2018-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-06-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, State · code 05	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2016-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-08-02	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2014-06-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2014-02-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400	Yes	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2013-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Fountain City Waterworks: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fountain City Waterworks?

Fountain City Waterworks (PWSID WI6060228) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Fountain City Waterworks serve?

Fountain City Waterworks reports serving 443 people through 164 service connections in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.

Where does Fountain City Waterworks 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 Fountain City Waterworks have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Fountain City Waterworks' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fountain City Waterworks' water quality report?

As a community water system, Fountain City Waterworks must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Buffalo County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Mondovi Waterworks	Buffalo	2,667	Community	Groundwater
Alma Waterworks	Buffalo	769	Community	Groundwater
Cochrane Fountain City School	Buffalo	635	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Cochrane Waterworks	Buffalo	450	Community	Groundwater
Nelson Water & Sewer Dept	Buffalo	375	Community	Groundwater
Lyster Lutheran Church	Buffalo	370	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, “Fountain City Waterworks, PWSID WI6060228, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/fountain-city-waterworks-wi6060228 (data as of October 1, 2026).