Public water system · WI6270375
ActiveBackroads Saloon
At a glance
Backroads Saloon (PWSID WI6270375) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Backroads Saloon compare with other water systems in Jackson County?
By EPA's size categories, Backroads Saloon is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 106 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 188 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 19,930 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 Backroads Saloon 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 Backroads Saloon?
EPA lists Backroads Saloon 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. 69 of the 106 active systems in Jackson County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Backroads Saloon have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2010. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and October 2010. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2010-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Backroads Saloon: frequently asked questions
Who runs Backroads Saloon?
Backroads Saloon (PWSID WI6270375) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Backroads Saloon serve?
Backroads Saloon reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
Where does Backroads Saloon 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 Backroads Saloon have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2010. 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 Backroads Saloon'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Backroads Saloon's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Backroads Saloon 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 Jackson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Falls Waterworks | Jackson | 3,608 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brockway Sanitary Dist 1 | Jackson | 2,692 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wi Dot Rest Area 54 Westbound | Jackson | 2,200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wi Dot Rest Area 53 Eastbound | Jackson | 2,090 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Melrose Mindoro United Campus | Jackson | 800 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Merrillan Waterworks | Jackson | 531 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Backroads Saloon, PWSID WI6270375, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/backroads-saloon-wi6270375 (data as of October 1, 2026).