Birds Eye Foods

PWSID: WI2650399

4 active violations (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 96% of water systems in Wisconsin.

Violation trend: 0.0 per year over the last 5 years, down from 2.6 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served610
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityDarien
EPA ZIP on File53114

Areas Served

  • Darien, Walworth County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0095 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0035 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0017 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

4 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2012-09-14Open
7500Other2012-03-09Open
7500Other2005-01-01Open
7500Other2005-01-01Open

Violation History (19 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0115 MG/L (limit: 0.0105 MG/L)
2018-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
2950MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
2456MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
7500Other2017-10-13Returned to Compliance
7500Other2017-10-13Returned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0115 MG/L (limit: 0.0105 MG/L)
2017-10-01YesReturned to Compliance
7500Other2017-07-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2017-07-11Returned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0121 MG/L (limit: 0.0105 MG/L)
2017-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0120 MG/L (limit: 0.0105 MG/L)
2017-04-01YesReturned to Compliance
7500Other2017-03-06Returned to Compliance
7500Other2017-03-06Returned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0138 MG/L (limit: 0.0105 MG/L)
2017-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
7500Other2011-10-04Returned to Compliance
5000TT2005-01-01YesReturned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Birds Eye Foods is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 610 in Darien, Wisconsin. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.