Public water system · WI1110128
ActiveAnchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill
At a glance
Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill (PWSID WI1110128) is an active transient non-community water system in Columbia County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 204 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
204
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill compare with other water systems in Columbia County?
By EPA's size categories, Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Columbia County has 140 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 463 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 64,780 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill is about 42% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Wisconsin has 9,112 active transient non-community water systems, 82% of the state's 11,056 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 10,978 Wisconsin systems (99%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill?
EPA lists Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill as privately owned. The WI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 114 of the 140 active systems in Columbia County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2006 and January 2022. By type: 4 monitoring, 4 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived, 4 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2020-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2006-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill?
Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill (PWSID WI1110128) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill serve?
Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill reports serving 204 people through 1 service connection in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
Where does Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Columbia County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage Waterworks | Columbia | 10,437 | Community | Groundwater |
| Columbus Utilities | Columbia | 5,173 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wi Dot Rest Area 12 Dekorra West Bound | Columbia | 3,255 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wisconsin Dells Waterworks | Columbia | 3,232 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lodi Waterworks | Columbia | 3,146 | Community | Groundwater |
| Poynette Waterworks | Columbia | 2,520 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Anchor at Lakeside Bar & Grill, PWSID WI1110128, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/anchor-at-lakeside-bar-grill-wi1110128 (data as of October 1, 2026).