Lowenstine Fund Corporation
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
- 120 people
- Connections
- 11
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Land O Lakes, WI
- County
- Vilas
- Owner
- Private
- Hardness
- Hard
The ZIP code it serves
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. No health-based violations on file since 2016.
What was found
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), nitrate, chromium (total), fluoride and arsenic: Wisconsin’s own results, samples taken from Sept. 1, 2020 to July 20, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Below EPA’s limits5
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
25.2ppb
Highest yearly average, 2022 to 2026
2026, one sample: 13.2 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 25.2 ppb, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 13.2 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 18.4 ppb, in 2019.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
11ppb
Highest yearly average, 2022 to 2026
Averaged by year, the highest was 11 ppb, in 2026, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. That was also the latest year on file. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 11.7 ppb, in 2019.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Nitrate
Comes from the source
1.2ppm
One sample
2020, one sample: 1.2 ppm
The highest sample, in 2020, was 1.2 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. That is the only year on file, and its one sample was 1.2 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 1.1 ppm, in 2019.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
Chromium (total)
Comes from the source
1.5ppb
Highest yearly average, 2021 to 2024
2024: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.5 ppb, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. In 2024, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in its one sample. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 1.9 ppb, in 2015.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Chromium (Hexavalent) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Chromium Reduction”
Fluoride
Forms or is added in treatment
0.041ppm
Highest yearly average, 2021 to 2024
2024, one sample: 0.03 ppm
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.041 ppm, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. In 2024, the latest year on file, its one sample was 0.03 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 0.12 ppm, in 2012.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Fluoride Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Fluoride”
2 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Arsenic
- Lead
Hardness
Hard, 170 mg/L (9.9 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.
Violations since 2016
No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016. There are 3 monitoring or reporting violations: a sample missed, late or not reported.
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), nitrate, chromium (total), fluoride and arsenic results here are Wisconsin’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Lowenstine Fund Corporation’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has 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 Sept. 1, 2020 to July 20, 2026.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs Wisconsin certifies closest to the area Lowenstine Fund Corporation serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eagle River Health Department Laboratory
Eagle River, WI · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Oneida County Health Department
Rhinelander, WI · about 27 miles
Certified for bacteria
Northern Lake Service Inc. - Waukesha
Waukesha, WI · about 39 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
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 WisconsinSources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Drinking Water Program, results from Jan. 2, 2020 to Oct. 5, 2026, read Oct. 8, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: Wisconsin DNR and DATCP, certified and approved drinking water laboratories, read Oct. 10, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Hardness: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Drinking Water Program, results from April 10, 2018 to April 10, 2018, read Oct. 10, 2026
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID WI7641621. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Nothing here is above a health goalIn EPA’s and Wisconsin’s records for this utility. They don’t cover everything, which is why the next step matters.Every contaminant TapBuff tracks
- Get the utility’s own reportLowenstine Fund Corporation must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded