Big Lake Cmpgd

How does Big Lake Cmpgd compare with other water systems in Kewaunee County?

By EPA's size categories, Big Lake Cmpgd is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kewaunee County has 72 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 169 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 12,146 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 Lake Cmpgd 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 Lake Cmpgd?

EPA lists Big Lake Cmpgd 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. 60 of the 72 active systems in Kewaunee County (83%) are also privately owned.