Public water system · WI1570005
ActiveYoungs First Stop
At a glance
Youngs First Stop (PWSID WI1570005) is an active transient non-community water system in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 52 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
52
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Youngs First Stop compare with other water systems in Sauk County?
By EPA's size categories, Youngs First Stop is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sauk County has 199 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 342 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 68,062 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 Youngs First Stop is about 64% 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 Youngs First Stop?
EPA lists Youngs First Stop 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. 154 of the 199 active systems in Sauk County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Youngs First Stop have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2001. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and April 2001. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-09-20 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Youngs First Stop: frequently asked questions
Who runs Youngs First Stop?
Youngs First Stop (PWSID WI1570005) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Youngs First Stop serve?
Youngs First Stop reports serving 52 people through 1 service connection in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Where does Youngs First Stop 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 Youngs First Stop have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2001. 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 Youngs First Stop'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Youngs First Stop's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Youngs First Stop 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 Sauk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraboo Waterworks | Sauk | 12,703 | Community | Groundwater |
| Reedsburg Waterworks | Sauk | 9,984 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ho Chunk Casino | Sauk | 5,486 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Prairie Du Sac Waterworks | Sauk | 4,006 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sauk City Waterworks | Sauk | 3,518 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Delton Waterworks | Sauk | 2,914 | 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, “Youngs First Stop, PWSID WI1570005, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/youngs-first-stop-wi1570005 (data as of October 1, 2026).