Public water system · WI6030247
ActivePrairie Farm Cub Care
At a glance
Prairie Farm Cub Care (PWSID WI6030247) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Barron County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 160 people through 1 service connection. 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 January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
160
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Prairie Farm Cub Care compare with other water systems in Barron County?
By EPA's size categories, Prairie Farm Cub Care is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Barron County has 193 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 153 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 29,556 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 Prairie Farm Cub Care is about 63% 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 Prairie Farm Cub Care?
EPA lists Prairie Farm Cub Care 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. 20 of the 193 active systems in Barron County (10%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Prairie Farm Cub Care have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 1997 and January 2026. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Toluene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene and 1,2-Dichloropropane. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Prairie Farm Cub Care: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prairie Farm Cub Care?
Prairie Farm Cub Care (PWSID WI6030247) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Prairie Farm Cub Care serve?
Prairie Farm Cub Care reports serving 160 people through 1 service connection in Barron County, Wisconsin.
Where does Prairie Farm Cub Care 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 Prairie Farm Cub Care 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 January 2026. 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 Prairie Farm Cub Care'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Prairie Farm Cub Care's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Prairie Farm Cub Care 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 Barron County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Lake Waterworks | Barron | 9,012 | Community | Groundwater |
| Barron Light & Water Dept | Barron | 3,423 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cumberland Waterworks | Barron | 2,311 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chetek Waterworks | Barron | 1,931 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cameron Waterworks | Barron | 1,787 | Community | Groundwater |
| Turtle Lake Waterworks | Barron | 1,073 | 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, “Prairie Farm Cub Care, PWSID WI6030247, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/prairie-farm-cub-care-wi6030247 (data as of October 1, 2026).