Public water system · WI4590468

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Richmond Estates

At a glance

Richmond Estates (PWSID WI4590468) is an active community water system in Shawano County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 150 people through 60 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2003.

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

Population served

150

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWI4590468

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served150

Service connections60

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program

City servedShawano

StateWisconsin

ZIP—

CountyShawano County

How does Richmond Estates compare with other water systems in Shawano County?

By EPA's size categories, Richmond Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Shawano County has 116 active public water systems. Its population served is about 29% below the county average of 210 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 24,399 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 Richmond Estates is well 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 Richmond Estates?

EPA lists Richmond Estates 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. 100 of the 116 active systems in Shawano County (86%) are also privately owned.

Does Richmond Estates have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2003. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and April 2003. By type: 7 contaminant level above the legal limit and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (5 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2003-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
2000-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2000-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
1998-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
1998-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
1998-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
1996-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1993-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1993-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Richmond Estates: frequently asked questions

Who runs Richmond Estates?

Richmond Estates (PWSID WI4590468) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Richmond Estates serve?

Richmond Estates reports serving 150 people through 60 service connections in Shawano County, Wisconsin.

Where does Richmond Estates 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 Richmond Estates have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2003. 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 Richmond Estates' 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 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2003. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Richmond Estates' water quality report?

As a community water system, Richmond Estates 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 Shawano County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Shawano Waterworks	Shawano	9,610	Community	Groundwater
Shawano Lk San Dist 1	Shawano	4,950	Community	Groundwater
Bonduel Waterworks	Shawano	1,475	Community	Groundwater
Wittenberg Waterworks	Shawano	1,200	Community	Groundwater
Birnamwood Waterworks	Shawano	832	Community	Groundwater
Tigerton Waterworks	Shawano	705	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, “Richmond Estates, PWSID WI4590468, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/richmond-estates-wi4590468 (data as of October 1, 2026).