Ashs

How does Ashs compare with other water systems in Florence County?

By EPA's size categories, Ashs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Florence County has 45 active public water systems, and Ashs is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 21% above the county average of 62 people per system, and accounts for 2.7% of the 2,791 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 Ashs is about half of 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 Ashs?

EPA lists Ashs 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. 35 of the 45 active systems in Florence County (78%) are also privately owned.