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Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488

At a glance

Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 (PWSID WI7350774) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 636 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.

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

Population served

636

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWI7350774
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served636
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program
City servedMerrill
StateWisconsin
ZIP—
CountyLincoln County

How does Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?

By EPA's size categories, Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Lincoln County has 97 active public water systems, and Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.2 times the county average of 196 people per system, and accounts for 3.3% of the 19,050 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 Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 is about 48% above 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 Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488?

EPA lists Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 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. 84 of the 97 active systems in Lincoln County (87%) are also privately owned.

Does Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2018 and April 2023. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (6 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2023-04-01Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2023-01-02Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, State · code 05Groundwater Rulecode 0700NoResolved
2022-12-24Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, State · code 05Groundwater Rulecode 0700NoResolved
2022-12-23Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, State · code 05Groundwater Rulecode 0700NoResolved
2020-04-01Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2020-01-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2020-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2019-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Arseniccode 1005NoResolved
2019-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2019-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2019-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2018-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved

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.

Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488?

Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 (PWSID WI7350774) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 serve?

Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 reports serving 636 people through 1 service connection in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.

Where does Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 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 Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488'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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 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 Lincoln County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Merrill WaterworksLincoln9,661CommunityGroundwater
Tomahawk WaterworksLincoln3,180CommunityGroundwater
Olivia Telschow LLCLincoln612Transient non-communityGroundwater
Wi Dnr Council Grnds Entrance OfficeLincoln525Transient non-communityGroundwater
Lincoln Hills SchoolLincoln316CommunityGroundwater
Foleys Tree ServiceLincoln212Transient 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, “Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488, PWSID WI7350774, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/hwy-51-truckstop-site-4488-wi7350774 (data as of October 1, 2026).