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Gansers Motel

At a glance

Gansers Motel (PWSID WI1130572) is an active transient non-community water system in Dane County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 28 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2005.

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

Population served

28

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWI1130572
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served28
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program
City servedSauk City
StateWisconsin
ZIP—
CountyDane County

How does Gansers Motel compare with other water systems in Dane County?

By EPA's size categories, Gansers Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dane County has 300 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,742 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 522,696 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 Gansers Motel 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 Gansers Motel?

EPA lists Gansers Motel 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. 211 of the 300 active systems in Dane County (70%) are also privately owned.

Does Gansers Motel have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2005. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and February 2005. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 6 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2005-02-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2004-11-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2002-08-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
1995-06-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
1995-05-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
1994-01-10Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

All 6 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.

Gansers Motel: frequently asked questions

Who runs Gansers Motel?

Gansers Motel (PWSID WI1130572) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Gansers Motel serve?

Gansers Motel reports serving 28 people through 1 service connection in Dane County, Wisconsin.

Where does Gansers Motel 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 Gansers Motel have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2005. 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 Gansers Motel'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 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Gansers Motel's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gansers Motel 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 Dane County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Madison Water UtilityDane272,000CommunityGroundwater
Sun Prairie UtilitiesDane39,300CommunityGroundwater
Fitchburg Utility Dist 1Dane24,500CommunityGroundwater
Middleton WaterworksDane23,868CommunityGroundwater
Waunakee WaterworksDane14,879CommunityGroundwater
Verona WaterworksDane14,030CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Gansers Motel, PWSID WI1130572, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/gansers-motel-wi1130572 (data as of October 1, 2026).