Public water system · WI2650478
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At a glance
Show Palace (PWSID WI2650478) is an active transient non-community water system in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 27 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
27
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Show Palace compare with other water systems in Walworth County?
By EPA's size categories, Show Palace is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Walworth County has 252 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 380 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 95,693 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 Show Palace is well below 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 Show Palace?
EPA lists Show Palace 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. 215 of the 252 active systems in Walworth County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Show Palace have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and October 2011. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-11 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Show Palace: frequently asked questions
Who runs Show Palace?
Show Palace (PWSID WI2650478) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Show Palace serve?
Show Palace reports serving 27 people through 1 service connection in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
Where does Show Palace 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 Show Palace have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. 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 Show Palace'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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Show Palace's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Show Palace 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 Walworth County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Waterworks | Walworth | 14,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elkhorn Waterworks | Walworth | 10,317 | Community | Groundwater |
| Delavan Waterworks | Walworth | 9,028 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Geneva Utility Commission | Walworth | 7,107 | Community | Groundwater |
| East Troy Waterworks | Walworth | 5,054 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bloomfield, Village of | Walworth | 4,071 | 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, “Show Palace, PWSID WI2650478, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/show-palace-wi2650478 (data as of October 1, 2026).