Canoe Villa Mhc

What EPA’s and Wisconsin’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.

Serves: 50 people
Connections: 18
Water source: Groundwater
Based in: Cameron, WI
County: Barron
Owner: Private
Hardness: Hard

The ZIP code it serves

54822

The short answer

Nothing in EPA’s and Wisconsin’s records for this utility is above a health goal. That covers nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, plus lead and copper, not everything. 1 health-based violation since 2016.

What was found

None of the contaminants in the records below were found at or above the reporting levels.

5 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.

Arsenic
Chromium (total)
Fluoride
Lead
Nitrate

Hardness

Hard, 130 mg/L (7.6 grains per gallon), at its one sampling point, in 2018.

Hardness is calcium and magnesium. EPA sets no limit for it: it shows up as scale on fixtures and in water heaters, and as soap that won’t lather. USGS calls water above 60 mg/L moderately hard, above 120 hard and above 180 very hard.

Softeners compared at 7.6 grains per gallon, salt included Softener or salt-free conditioner?Wisconsin water hardness, utility by utility

Violations since 2016

Contaminant or rule	Type	Period	Measured	Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule	E. coli was confirmed in the water system.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR)	Sept. 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021	—	Resolved
Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 2 monitoring or reporting violations not shown.

What this report can’t tell you

Everything else. Nitrate results here are Wisconsin’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Arsenic, chromium (total) and fluoride come from EPA’s file alone, which ends in 2019. Canoe Villa Mhc’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has newer results for those and the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Wisconsin’s results run from Feb. 18, 2020 to Sept. 20, 2021; EPA’s compliance samples are from Sept. 24, 2018 to Sept. 24, 2018.

Testing your own tap

Canoe Villa Mhc’s results are for the water it sends out. What your own service line, solder and fixtures add shows up only in a test of your tap, by a lab Wisconsin certifies.

The 3 labs Wisconsin certifies closest to the area Canoe Villa Mhc serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

Commercial Testing Laboratory Inc.
Colfax, WI · about 26 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
(715) 962-3121
Rusk County Health and Human Services
Ladysmith, WI · about 30 miles
Certified for bacteria
(715) 532-2299
Polk County Health Department
Balsam Lake, WI · about 33 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
(715) 485-8400

Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene: Well water test kits ordered by phone and shipped free; you pay to mail the sample back, and the lab bills you after testing. Tests run from bacteria alone to a homeowner package covering bacteria, nitrate, fluoride, metals, hardness, volatile organic compounds and atrazine. Bacteria is $35, nitrate $35, lead $38, and the homeowner package $450, as of July 1, 2026. Public Environmental and Water Testing Prices, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.

All 156 certified labs for Wisconsin