Public water system · WI4430691
ActiveAnimals Bear Trail Bar
At a glance
Animals Bear Trail Bar (PWSID WI4430691) is an active transient non-community water system in Oconto County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Animals Bear Trail Bar compare with other water systems in Oconto County?
By EPA's size categories, Animals Bear Trail Bar is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oconto County has 202 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 101 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 20,322 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 Animals Bear Trail Bar is well below 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 Animals Bear Trail Bar?
EPA lists Animals Bear Trail Bar 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. 170 of the 202 active systems in Oconto County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Animals Bear Trail Bar have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and September 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-08-26 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-12-28 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-12 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Animals Bear Trail Bar: frequently asked questions
Who runs Animals Bear Trail Bar?
Animals Bear Trail Bar (PWSID WI4430691) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Animals Bear Trail Bar serve?
Animals Bear Trail Bar reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
Where does Animals Bear Trail Bar 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 Animals Bear Trail Bar have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. 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 Animals Bear Trail Bar'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. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Animals Bear Trail Bar's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Animals Bear Trail Bar 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 Oconto County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconto Waterworks | Oconto | 4,583 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oconto Falls Waterworks | Oconto | 2,892 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gillett Waterworks | Oconto | 1,264 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lena Waterworks | Oconto | 585 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sunnyside Elementary Sch | Oconto | 575 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Suring Waterworks | Oconto | 517 | 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, “Animals Bear Trail Bar, PWSID WI4430691, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/animals-bear-trail-bar-wi4430691 (data as of October 1, 2026).