Public water system · WI6560191
ActiveBadlands Recreation Inc.
At a glance
Badlands Recreation Inc. (PWSID WI6560191) is an active transient non-community water system in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Badlands Recreation Inc. compare with other water systems in St. Croix County?
By EPA's size categories, Badlands Recreation Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). St. Croix County has 165 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 349 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 57,590 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 Badlands Recreation Inc. is about 31% 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 Badlands Recreation Inc.?
EPA lists Badlands Recreation Inc. 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. 132 of the 165 active systems in St. Croix County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Badlands Recreation Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and January 2016. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Groundwater Rule, Public Notice, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Nitrate. EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-25 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-01-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | 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 4 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.
Badlands Recreation Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Badlands Recreation Inc.?
Badlands Recreation Inc. (PWSID WI6560191) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Badlands Recreation Inc. serve?
Badlands Recreation Inc. reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
Where does Badlands Recreation Inc. 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 Badlands Recreation Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. 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 Badlands Recreation Inc.'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Badlands Recreation Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Badlands Recreation Inc. 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 St. Croix County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Waterworks | St. Croix | 18,558 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Richmond Waterworks | St. Croix | 10,824 | Community | Groundwater |
| Baldwin Waterworks | St. Croix | 4,440 | Community | Groundwater |
| Somerset Waterworks | St. Croix | 3,334 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hammond Waterworks | St. Croix | 1,884 | Community | Groundwater |
| Roberts Waterworks | St. Croix | 1,872 | 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, “Badlands Recreation Inc., PWSID WI6560191, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/badlands-recreation-inc-wi6560191 (data as of October 1, 2026).