Public water system · WI1130663
ActivePleasant Springs Travel Plaza
At a glance
Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza (PWSID WI1130663) is an active transient non-community water system in Dane County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 1,110 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,110
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza compare with other water systems in Dane County?
By EPA's size categories, Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Dane County has 300 active public water systems. Its population served is about 36% below the county average of 1,742 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 522,696 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 Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza is about 7.7 times 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 Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza?
EPA lists Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza 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. 211 of the 300 active systems in Dane County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2009. The violations listed here began between December 1996 and September 2009. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza?
Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza (PWSID WI1130663) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza serve?
Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza reports serving 1,110 people through 1 service connection in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Where does Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza 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 Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2009. 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 Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza'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. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza 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 Dane County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Water Utility | Dane | 272,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sun Prairie Utilities | Dane | 39,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 | Dane | 24,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Middleton Waterworks | Dane | 23,868 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waunakee Waterworks | Dane | 14,879 | Community | Groundwater |
| Verona Waterworks | Dane | 14,030 | 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, “Pleasant Springs Travel Plaza, PWSID WI1130663, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/pleasant-springs-travel-plaza-wi1130663 (data as of October 1, 2026).