Public water system · WI1140326
ActiveChances Bar & Grill
At a glance
Chances Bar & Grill (PWSID WI1140326) is an active transient non-community water system in Dodge County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 102 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 1995.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
102
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Chances Bar & Grill compare with other water systems in Dodge County?
By EPA's size categories, Chances Bar & Grill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dodge County has 180 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 408 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 73,453 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 Chances Bar & Grill is about 29% 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 Chances Bar & Grill?
EPA lists Chances Bar & Grill 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. 134 of the 180 active systems in Dodge County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Chances Bar & Grill have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 1995. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and June 1995. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Chances Bar & Grill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chances Bar & Grill?
Chances Bar & Grill (PWSID WI1140326) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Chances Bar & Grill serve?
Chances Bar & Grill reports serving 102 people through 1 service connection in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
Where does Chances Bar & Grill 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 Chances Bar & Grill have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 1995. 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 Chances Bar & Grill'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 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 1995. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chances Bar & Grill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Chances Bar & Grill 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 Dodge County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam Water Utility | Dodge | 16,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waupun Utilities | Dodge | 8,056 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mayville Waterworks | Dodge | 5,112 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waupun Correctional Inst | Dodge | 3,706 | Community | Groundwater |
| Horicon Waterworks | Dodge | 3,682 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lomira Waterworks | Dodge | 2,701 | 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, “Chances Bar & Grill, PWSID WI1140326, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/chances-bar-grill-wi1140326 (data as of October 1, 2026).