Water Quality: Gays Mills, WI

1 water system • 490 people served

Some Concerns
15
Total Violations
2
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
490
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Gays Mills is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 490 people, and has 15 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 2 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Gays Mills's violation count is 54% below the national average for Wisconsin. Contaminants associated with violations include Chlorine Dioxide.

Contaminants Found

Chlorine Dioxide

Can cause anemia in infants and young children; may cause nervous system effects at high levels.

Common source: Water treatment disinfectant used to control taste, odor, and microorganisms

EPA limit: 0.8 mg/L

Water Systems Serving Gays Mills

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
GAYS MILLS WATERWORKS WI6120244 Groundwater 490 15

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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