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Gudowicz Marathon

At a glance

Gudowicz Marathon (PWSID WI7210164) is an active transient non-community water system in Forest County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.

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

PWSIDWI7210164
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served25
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program
City servedArmstrong Creek
StateWisconsin
ZIP—
CountyForest County

How does Gudowicz Marathon compare with other water systems in Forest County?

By EPA's size categories, Gudowicz Marathon is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Forest County has 58 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 139 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 8,068 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 Gudowicz Marathon 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 Gudowicz Marathon?

EPA lists Gudowicz Marathon 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. 44 of the 58 active systems in Forest County (76%) are also privately owned.

Does Gudowicz Marathon 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 2018. The violations listed here began between November 2009 and January 2018. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (5 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2018-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-07-29Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2011-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-07-07Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoUnaddressed
2010-07-07Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2010-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2010-06-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2010-04-30Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2010-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2010-01-06Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2010-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2009-11-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved

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.

Gudowicz Marathon: frequently asked questions

Who runs Gudowicz Marathon?

Gudowicz Marathon (PWSID WI7210164) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Gudowicz Marathon serve?

Gudowicz Marathon reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Forest County, Wisconsin.

Where does Gudowicz Marathon 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 Gudowicz Marathon 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 2018. 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 Gudowicz Marathon'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Gudowicz Marathon's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gudowicz Marathon 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 Forest County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Crandon WaterworksForest1,958CommunityGroundwater
Laona Sanitary DistForest950CommunityGroundwater
Wabeno Sanitary Dist 1Forest750CommunityGroundwater
Main St EdsForest350Transient non-communityGroundwater
Good Shepherd Lutheran ChurchForest350Transient non-communityGroundwater
Heritage Acres Hunt Club and Camp 5 FarmForest200Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Gudowicz Marathon, PWSID WI7210164, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/gudowicz-marathon-wi7210164 (data as of October 1, 2026).