Public water system · WY5601001
ActiveBroken Wheel Truck Stop
At a glance
Broken Wheel Truck Stop (PWSID WY5601001) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Converse County, Wyoming. It reports serving 540 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
540
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Broken Wheel Truck Stop compare with other water systems in Converse County?
By EPA's size categories, Broken Wheel Truck Stop is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Converse County has 19 active public water systems, and Broken Wheel Truck Stop is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 29% below the county average of 756 people per system, and accounts for 3.8% of the 14,359 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wyoming, the 775 active systems average 838 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Broken Wheel Truck Stop is about 26% above 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. Wyoming has 91 active non-transient non-community water systems, 12% of the state's 775 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 585 Wyoming systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Broken Wheel Truck Stop?
EPA lists Broken Wheel Truck Stop as privately owned. The WY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 11 of the 19 active systems in Converse County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does Broken Wheel Truck Stop have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2025 and September 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dinosebcode 2041 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | 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.
Broken Wheel Truck Stop: frequently asked questions
Who runs Broken Wheel Truck Stop?
Broken Wheel Truck Stop (PWSID WY5601001) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Broken Wheel Truck Stop serve?
Broken Wheel Truck Stop reports serving 540 people through 1 service connection in Converse County, Wyoming.
Where does Broken Wheel Truck 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 Broken Wheel Truck Stop 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 September 2025. 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 Broken Wheel Truck 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Broken Wheel Truck Stop's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Broken Wheel Truck Stop 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 Converse County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas, City of | Converse | 6,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Glenrock, Town of | Converse | 2,466 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wydot-Orin Junction Rest Area | Converse | 1,900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Navajo Trans Engr Co., LLC (Antelope) | Converse | 550 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lone Tree Village MHP | Converse | 475 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Rolling Hills, Town of | Converse | 450 | 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, “Broken Wheel Truck Stop, PWSID WY5601001, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/broken-wheel-truck-stop-wy5601001 (data as of October 1, 2026).