Bear Chasers Lodge Bar & Grill

How does Bear Chasers Lodge Bar & Grill compare with other water systems in Iron County?

By EPA's size categories, Bear Chasers Lodge Bar & Grill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Iron County has 57 active public water systems. Its population served is about 26% below the county average of 101 people per system, and accounts for 1.3% of the 5,745 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 Bear Chasers Lodge Bar & Grill 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 Bear Chasers Lodge Bar & Grill?

EPA lists Bear Chasers Lodge 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. 40 of the 57 active systems in Iron County (70%) are also privately owned.