Public water system · WI8020482
ActiveBig Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain
At a glance
Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain (PWSID WI8020482) is an active transient non-community water system in Ashland County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain compare with other water systems in Ashland County?
By EPA's size categories, Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ashland County has 82 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 151 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 12,416 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 Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain is about 65% 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 Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain?
EPA lists Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain as owned by a local government. 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. 20 of the 82 active systems in Ashland County (24%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between April 1997 and July 2023. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-04-01 | 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.
Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain: frequently asked questions
Who runs Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain?
Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain (PWSID WI8020482) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain serve?
Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Ashland County, Wisconsin.
Where does Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain 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 Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain 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 Ashland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Water Utility | Ashland | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Glidden Sanitary District | Ashland | 750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mellen Water Utility | Ashland | 731 | Community | Groundwater |
| Butternut Waterworks | Ashland | 283 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marengo Valley School | Ashland | 220 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hartzell Subdivision - Abbey Lane | Ashland | 115 | Transient non-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, “Big Bay Island Park Parking Area Drinking Fountain, PWSID WI8020482, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/big-bay-island-park-parking-area-drinking-fountain-wi8020482 (data as of October 1, 2026).