Mendota Mental Health Inst
EPA ID: WI1130235 · 2,787 people served · 36 ZIP codes
Five years of EPA monitoring have produced no violations for Mendota Mental Health Inst — the supplier serving 2,787 residents has kept every contaminant level within federal limits, a result that places it among the top-performing utilities for systems with a service population of comparable size.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 36 (2023) to 76 (2024). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Mendota Mental Health Inst Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Mendota Mental Health Inst serves a community with a median household income of $78,661 and an estimated 329,442 residents across its service area. Approximately 59% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Mendota Mental Health Inst's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Dane County, Wisconsin rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Superfund Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 70th percentile nationally for proximity to Superfund (NPL) sites. Groundwater sources near contaminated sites may face elevated risk from industrial chemicals.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 29 detections recorded.
Comparable Water Systems
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Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Mendota Mental Health Inst (EPA ID: WI1130235) is a community water system in Wisconsin that serves approximately 2,787 people from groundwater sources.
This system provides water to 36 ZIP codes across 2 communities.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 2 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 34 additional ZIPs inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
This system serves 36 ZIP codes:
53597 · 53701 · 53702 · 53703 · 53704 53705 · 53706 · 53707 · 53708 · 53711 53713 · 53714 · 53715 · 53716 · 53717 53718 · 53719 · 53725 · 53726 · 53744 53774 · 53777 · 53778 · 53779 · 53782 53783 · 53784 · 53785 · 53786 · 53788 53789 · 53790 · 53791 · 53792 · 53793 53794
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Mendota Mental Health Inst (WI1130235) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mendota Mental Health Inst water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Mendota Mental Health Inst has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Mendota Mental Health Inst serve?
Mendota Mental Health Inst serves approximately 2,787 people across 36 ZIP codes in Wisconsin.
Where does Mendota Mental Health Inst get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.