Camp Roundelay Ordeen

How does Camp Roundelay Ordeen compare with other water systems in Douglas County?

By EPA's size categories, Camp Roundelay Ordeen is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Douglas County has 188 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 184 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 34,606 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 Camp Roundelay Ordeen is well 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 Camp Roundelay Ordeen?

EPA lists Camp Roundelay Ordeen 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. 150 of the 188 active systems in Douglas County (80%) are also privately owned.