Living in Springwater, WI: what to set up and who to call
Wild Rose Collection Site takes trash and recycling in Springwater, open Wed 12 pm–4 pm, Sat 10 am–4 pm (OpenStreetMap). Power in Springwater comes from Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Springwater, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Springwater.
Power comes from Adams-Columbia Electric Coop
Adams-Columbia Electric Coop (Adams-Columbia Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 89.0% of Springwater residents. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $122 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pineland Park 1
Pineland Park 1 supplies Springwater: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 60 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI4700282.
Which providers serve Springwater
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Springwater, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
Wild Rose Collection Site is open Wednesday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Springwater, and where the rules are.
Wild Rose Collection Site
W6345 County Highway K, Wild Rose, WI, 54984
- Wednoon–4 pm
- Sat10 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Sep 2020. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Springwater is in Wild Rose School District.
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Springwater spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Springwater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Springwater | ZIP’s residents in Springwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54984 | Wild Rose, WI | 92% | 38% |
| 54981 | Waupaca, WI | 8% | 1% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Springwater
When is the Wild Rose Collection Site open?
Wed 12 pm–4 pm; Sat 10 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). The town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Springwater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pineland Park 1 (EPA ID WI4700282). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Springwater?
Adams-Columbia Electric Coop (Adams-Columbia Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Springwater?
54984 (92%), 54981 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Springwater in?
Wild Rose School District.
How do I register to vote in Springwater?
In Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before). Elections here are run by the Town of Springwater Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet (FCC): pending.