Public water system · WI7500837
ActiveCent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge
At a glance
Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge (PWSID WI7500837) is an active transient non-community water system in Portage County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge compare with other water systems in Portage County?
By EPA's size categories, Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Portage County has 148 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 340 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 50,348 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 Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge 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 Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge?
EPA lists Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge as owned by a state 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. 3 of the 148 active systems in Portage County (2%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between September 1997 and January 2023. By type: 2 monitoring, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge?
Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge (PWSID WI7500837) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge serve?
Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Portage County, Wisconsin.
Where does Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge 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 Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge 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 Portage County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Point Waterworks | Portage | 26,717 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plover Waterworks | Portage | 13,486 | Community | Groundwater |
| Whiting Waterworks | Portage | 1,743 | Community | Groundwater |
| Amherst Waterworks | Portage | 1,119 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mccain Foods USA | Portage | 450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Almond-Bancroft Public Schools | Portage | 420 | Non-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, “Cent Wis Env Center Walker Lodge, PWSID WI7500837, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/cent-wis-env-center-walker-lodge-wi7500837 (data as of October 1, 2026).