Public water system · WI1140217
ActiveGrande Cheese Co Brownsville
At a glance
Grande Cheese Co Brownsville (PWSID WI1140217) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Dodge County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 230 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
230
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Grande Cheese Co Brownsville compare with other water systems in Dodge County?
By EPA's size categories, Grande Cheese Co Brownsville is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dodge County has 180 active public water systems. Its population served is about 44% below the county average of 408 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 73,453 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 Grande Cheese Co Brownsville is about half of 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 Grande Cheese Co Brownsville?
EPA lists Grande Cheese Co Brownsville 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. 134 of the 180 active systems in Dodge County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Grande Cheese Co Brownsville have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and April 2007. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Chlorine, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Lead and Copper Rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | 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.
Grande Cheese Co Brownsville: frequently asked questions
Who runs Grande Cheese Co Brownsville?
Grande Cheese Co Brownsville (PWSID WI1140217) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Grande Cheese Co Brownsville serve?
Grande Cheese Co Brownsville reports serving 230 people through 1 service connection in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
Where does Grande Cheese Co Brownsville 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 Grande Cheese Co Brownsville have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. 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 Grande Cheese Co Brownsville'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Grande Cheese Co Brownsville's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Grande Cheese Co Brownsville 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 Dodge County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam Water Utility | Dodge | 16,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waupun Utilities | Dodge | 8,056 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mayville Waterworks | Dodge | 5,112 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waupun Correctional Inst | Dodge | 3,706 | Community | Groundwater |
| Horicon Waterworks | Dodge | 3,682 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lomira Waterworks | Dodge | 2,701 | 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, “Grande Cheese Co Brownsville, PWSID WI1140217, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/grande-cheese-co-brownsville-wi1140217 (data as of October 1, 2026).