Gays Mills Tap Water Quality Report
Gays Mills's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
GAYS MILLS WATERWORKS
People Served
490
Health-based violations since 2020
1
GAYS MILLS WATERWORKS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Aug 2022 · GAYS MILLS WATERWORKS
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Gays Mills Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Gays Mills's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
GAYS MILLS WATERWORKS, Gays Mills's water system, serves 490 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for GAYS MILLS WATERWORKS is from Aug 2022.
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Gays Mills Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Gays Mills, WI
We read Gays Mills, WI’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs, 8 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 1 health-based EPA violation that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 54 results on file
- No PFAS results on record
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Fluoride in Gays Mills's water
GAYS MILLS WATERWORKS
PWSID WI6120244
GAYS MILLS WATERWORKS reported 0.0428 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
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Recommended Water Filters for Gays Mills
Based on Gays Mills's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Solventum Purification Inc.
3MRO401
NSF Certified:
Daily Production
11.48 gpd
Highlights:
- NSF-58 certified reverse osmosis system
- 11.48 GPD production capacity
- Reduces total dissolved solids (TDS) for purer water
Removes 15 contaminants:
+10 more
Copper, Cryptosporidium, Fluoride, Lead, Radium 226, Radium 228, Radium, combined (-226 & -228), Selenium, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity
Solventum Purification Inc.
3MRO301
NSF Certified:
Daily Production
11.48 gpd
Highlights:
- NSF-58 certified reverse osmosis system
- 11.48 GPD production capacity
- Reduces total dissolved solids (TDS) for purer water
Removes 15 contaminants:
+10 more
Copper, Cryptosporidium, Fluoride, Lead, Radium 226, Radium 228, Radium, combined (-226 & -228), Selenium, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity
AquaTru
Classic
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.04 gpm
Daily Production
600 gpd
Highlights:
- Best overall contaminant reduction score
- Most performance certifications
- Lifetime warranty
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-58, NSF-401 certified
Removes 23 contaminants:
+18 more
Molybdenum, Barium, Chlorine, Arsenic, 83+ contaminants, Calcium, Chloride, Copper, Magnesium, Nitrate, Phosphorus, Sodium, Sulfate, Total Dissolved Solids, Zinc, Total THMs, Chloroform, Nitrate (as N)
AquaTru
Carafe
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.3 gpm
Daily Production
4 gpd
Highlights:
- Verified PFAS reduction
- Glass collection vessel
- Plug-and-play installation
- NSF-53, NSF-42, NSF-58, NSF-401, NSF-372 certified
Removes 17 contaminants:
+12 more
Arsenic, 83+ contaminants, Copper, Total THMs, Chloroform, Chloride, Sulfate, Nitrate (as N), Molybdenum, Barium, Strontium, Uranium
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What Gays Mills's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Gays Mills, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Gays Mills? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Crawford County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Gays Mills
Gays Mills's tap water has an estimated 15.4 grains per gallon (263.0 mg/L, county sampling in Crawford County) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 15.4 gpg water in Gays Mills — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Wisconsin as a whole, read water softener cost in Wisconsin — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Gays Mills Tap Water
Gays Mills's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records a health-based violation for GAYS MILLS WATERWORKS that began after its latest compliance result on file (Aug 2022): Failure To Address Deficiency (Groundwater Rule), which began on January 1, 2023. Every such result predates it, so none can show the water met the standard since, and this page does not call the water safe.
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