Orthopaedic Associates

How does Orthopaedic Associates compare with other water systems in Waukesha County?

By EPA's size categories, Orthopaedic Associates is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Waukesha County has 589 active public water systems. Its population served is about 29% above the county average of 549 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 323,265 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 Orthopaedic Associates is about 65% 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 Orthopaedic Associates?

EPA lists Orthopaedic Associates 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. 452 of the 589 active systems in Waukesha County (77%) are also privately owned.