Public water system · WI2681088
ActiveChinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site
At a glance
Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site (PWSID WI2681088) is an active transient non-community water system in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 28 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1994.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
28
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site compare with other water systems in Waukesha County?
By EPA's size categories, Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Waukesha County has 589 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 549 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 323,265 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 Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site 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 Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site?
EPA lists Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site 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. 452 of the 589 active systems in Waukesha County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1994. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and September 1994. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site?
Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site (PWSID WI2681088) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site serve?
Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site reports serving 28 people through 2 service connections in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Where does Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site 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 Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1994. 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 Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1994. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site 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 Waukesha County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukesha Water Utility | Waukesha | 70,718 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brookfield Water Utility | Waukesha | 29,070 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Berlin Water Utility | Waukesha | 27,899 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Menomonee Falls Ww - Surface Water | Waukesha | 23,867 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Oconomowoc Waterworks | Waukesha | 15,805 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sussex Village Hall & Water Utility | Waukesha | 11,750 | 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, “Chinook Program Ctr - Rangers House & Tent Site, PWSID WI2681088, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/chinook-program-ctr-rangers-house-tent-site-wi2681088 (data as of October 1, 2026).