Dane County Parks is committed to providing safe drinking water to park users. Drinking water comes from two sources at select park properties, either from wells owned by Dane County Parks or municipalities.
Dane County Parks Wells
Dane County Parks monitors 29 wells that provide drinking water for park users. These wells are designated as transient, non-community water systems (see manual for complete definition) which are used less frequently compared to municipal wells. Public drinking water standards for these wells are established by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and enforced by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The DNR requires monitoring and reporting for two categories of drinking water contaminants:
In addition, Dane County Parks voluntarily monitors for the following:
Currently there are no approved legally required drinking water standards established by DNR or EPA for PFAS that apply to a transient, non-community water system. However, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has developed health advisory levels (HALs) for PFAS. Dane County Parks is voluntarily monitoring and will provide notices to park users on-site when levels exceed HALs.
Click on the buttons below to view the Dane County Parks guidance manual or current testing results. The manual provides information on water regulations, water supply classifications, drinking water standards, Dane County Parks wells, and contaminants and monitoring.
Municipal Water Systems
The park properties at the locations listed below have sources of drinking water from municipalities. Municipalities are responsible for ensuring the quality of drinking water provided by these systems, including regular testing and reporting.
