Public water system · WI7010495
ActiveBirch Cliff Lodge 2
At a glance
Birch Cliff Lodge 2 (PWSID WI7010495) is an active transient non-community water system in Adams County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 54 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
54
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Birch Cliff Lodge 2 compare with other water systems in Adams County?
By EPA's size categories, Birch Cliff Lodge 2 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 202 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 119 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 24,041 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 Birch Cliff Lodge 2 is about 62% 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 Birch Cliff Lodge 2?
EPA lists Birch Cliff Lodge 2 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. 184 of the 202 active systems in Adams County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Birch Cliff Lodge 2 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018. By type: 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-14 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Birch Cliff Lodge 2: frequently asked questions
Who runs Birch Cliff Lodge 2?
Birch Cliff Lodge 2 (PWSID WI7010495) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Birch Cliff Lodge 2 serve?
Birch Cliff Lodge 2 reports serving 54 people through 1 service connection in Adams County, Wisconsin.
Where does Birch Cliff Lodge 2 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 Birch Cliff Lodge 2 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018. 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 Birch Cliff Lodge 2'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Birch Cliff Lodge 2's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Birch Cliff Lodge 2 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 Adams County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Water Utility | Adams | 2,775 | Community | Groundwater |
| Adams Waterworks | Adams | 1,847 | Community | Groundwater |
| Federal Correctional Institution | Adams | 1,550 | Community | Groundwater |
| Friendship Waterworks | Adams | 781 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Emrick Lake Cmpgrnd Main Well | Adams | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Emrick Lake Cmpgrnd Reserve Area | Adams | 750 | 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, “Birch Cliff Lodge 2, PWSID WI7010495, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/birch-cliff-lodge-2-wi7010495 (data as of October 1, 2026).