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Howards Grove Childrens Center

At a glance

Howards Grove Childrens Center (PWSID WI4600481) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 64 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWI4600481

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served64

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program

City servedHowards Grove

StateWisconsin

ZIP—

CountySheboygan County

How does Howards Grove Childrens Center compare with other water systems in Sheboygan County?

By EPA's size categories, Howards Grove Childrens Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sheboygan County has 215 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 559 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 120,200 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 Howards Grove Childrens Center is well 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 Howards Grove Childrens Center?

EPA lists Howards Grove Childrens 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. 166 of the 215 active systems in Sheboygan County (77%) are also privately owned.

Does Howards Grove Childrens Center have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and January 2021. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 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
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-06-28	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2013-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2002-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Endothallcode 2033	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	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.

Howards Grove Childrens Center: frequently asked questions

Who runs Howards Grove Childrens Center?

Howards Grove Childrens Center (PWSID WI4600481) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Howards Grove Childrens Center serve?

Howards Grove Childrens Center reports serving 64 people through 1 service connection in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

Where does Howards Grove Childrens 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 Howards Grove Childrens Center have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Howards Grove Childrens 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Howards Grove Childrens Center's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Howards Grove Childrens 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 Sheboygan County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Sheboygan Water Utilities	Sheboygan	49,931	Community	Surface water
Plymouth Utilities	Sheboygan	8,964	Community	Groundwater
Sheboygan Falls Utilities	Sheboygan	8,687	Community	Purchased surface water
Sheboygan Tn Waterworks	Sheboygan	4,596	Community	Groundwater
Oostburg Waterworks	Sheboygan	3,110	Community	Groundwater
Kohler Waterworks	Sheboygan	2,271	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Howards Grove Childrens Center, PWSID WI4600481, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/howards-grove-childrens-center-wi4600481 (data as of October 1, 2026).