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Dee Dees Diner

At a glance

Dee Dees Diner (PWSID WI7440182) is an active transient non-community water system in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1998.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

60

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWI7440182
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served60
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program
City servedRhinelander
StateWisconsin
ZIP—
CountyOneida County

How does Dee Dees Diner compare with other water systems in Oneida County?

By EPA's size categories, Dee Dees Diner is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oneida County has 345 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 117 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 40,498 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 Dee Dees Diner is about 58% 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 Dee Dees Diner?

EPA lists Dee Dees Diner 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. 299 of the 345 active systems in Oneida County (87%) are also privately owned.

Does Dee Dees Diner have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1998. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and January 1998. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
1998-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1998-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1997-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1997-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1994-01-16Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

All 5 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.

Dee Dees Diner: frequently asked questions

Who runs Dee Dees Diner?

Dee Dees Diner (PWSID WI7440182) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Dee Dees Diner serve?

Dee Dees Diner reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Oneida County, Wisconsin.

Where does Dee Dees Diner 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 Dee Dees Diner have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1998. 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 Dee Dees Diner'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1998. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Dee Dees Diner's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dee Dees Diner 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 Oneida County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Rhinelander Water & WastewaterOneida8,234CommunityGroundwater
Lakeland Sanitary Dist 1Oneida2,381CommunityGroundwater
Minocqua Hazelhurst Elem SchOneida650Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Three Lakes Sanitary DistrictOneida500CommunityGroundwater
Scouting America Camp Tesomas Program Center and Dining HallOneida500Transient non-communityGroundwater
Wi Dnr Clear Lk Cmpgd 10Oneida450Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Dee Dees Diner, PWSID WI7440182, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/dee-dees-diner-wi7440182 (data as of October 1, 2026).