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Park Falls Waterworks

At a glance

Park Falls Waterworks (PWSID WI8510130) is an active community water system in Price County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 2,993 people through 1,200 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018.

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

Population served

2,993

Service connections

1,200

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWI8510130

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,993

Service connections1,200

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program

City servedPark Falls

StateWisconsin

ZIP—

CountyPrice County

How does Park Falls Waterworks compare with other water systems in Price County?

By EPA's size categories, Park Falls Waterworks is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Price County has 77 active public water systems, and Park Falls Waterworks is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 28 times the county average of 107 people per system, and accounts for 36% of the 8,253 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Park Falls Waterworks is about 55% below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Wisconsin has 1,053 active community water systems, 9.5% 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 Park Falls Waterworks?

EPA lists Park Falls Waterworks as owned by a local government. 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. 14 of the 77 active systems in Price County (18%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Park Falls Waterworks have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. The violations listed here began between July 2008 and July 2018. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 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
2018-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-02-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-03-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2008-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Vinyl chloridecode 2976	No	Resolved
2008-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Resolved
2008-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969	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.

Park Falls Waterworks: frequently asked questions

Who runs Park Falls Waterworks?

Park Falls Waterworks (PWSID WI8510130) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Park Falls Waterworks serve?

Park Falls Waterworks reports serving 2,993 people through 1,200 service connections in Price County, Wisconsin.

Where does Park Falls Waterworks 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 Park Falls Waterworks have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Park Falls Waterworks' 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Park Falls Waterworks' water quality report?

As a community water system, Park Falls Waterworks must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Price County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Phillips Waterworks	Price	1,473	Community	Groundwater
Prentice Waterworks	Price	660	Community	Groundwater
Fifield Sanitary District	Price	300	Community	Groundwater
St Paul the Apostle Catholic Church	Price	300	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Ogema Baptist Church	Price	150	Transient non-community	Groundwater
John and Heidis Happy Daze	Price	100	Transient non-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, “Park Falls Waterworks, PWSID WI8510130, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/park-falls-waterworks-wi8510130 (data as of October 1, 2026).