Other Than Municipal (OTM) Non-Transient, Non-Community (NN) Circuit Rider Technical Assistance

Wisconsin Rural Water Association works with systems that are Other Than Municipal (OTM), and Non-Transient /Non-Community (NN).

An Other-Than-Municipal (OTM) water system is a system that serves at least 25 year round residents (anything greater than 6 months is considered year round). OTMs are owned by an entity that is not a municipality. Examples of these include mobile home parks, subdivisions, apartment buildings, and condominium associations.

A Non-transient /Non-community (NN) public water system serves the same individuals every day such as schools, factories, day cares and churches. These facilities are served by their own supply of water (usually a well) and are required to provide a safe and adequate supply of water.

OTM/NN water systems are regulation by the Department of Natural Resources in order to ensure that they provide clean, safe drinking water. Wisconsin Rural Water's OTM/NN program offers on-site visits to help water operators with samples, reports, treatments, water conservation and training. WRWA Circuit Riders work alongside system personnel to train operators how to correct a problem rather than simply fixing it for them. Each year our OTM/NN Circuit Riders make over 1,000 on-site visits to communities in the state. It is a priority of WRWA water programs to provide high quality drinking water for WI residents therefore this assistance is provided at no charge to the systems and communities they serve.

In Wisconsin the OTM/NN Circuit Riders are:

Kelly Thomas
Area: South/South Eastern WI
Contact: 715-204-0488

David Tichinel
Area: Central/South Western WI
Contact: 715-340-9713

Eric Van Laanen
Area: Northern WI
Contact: 715-498-0018