Public water system · WI1130661
ActiveDots Tavern
At a glance
Dots Tavern (PWSID WI1130661) is an active transient non-community water system in Dane County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1994.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dots Tavern compare with other water systems in Dane County?
By EPA's size categories, Dots Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dane County has 300 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,742 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 522,696 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 Dots Tavern 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 Dots Tavern?
EPA lists Dots Tavern 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. 211 of the 300 active systems in Dane County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Dots Tavern have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1994. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Dots Tavern: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dots Tavern?
Dots Tavern (PWSID WI1130661) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Dots Tavern serve?
Dots Tavern reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Where does Dots Tavern 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 Dots Tavern have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Dots Tavern'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1994. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dots Tavern's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dots Tavern 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 Dane County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Water Utility | Dane | 272,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sun Prairie Utilities | Dane | 39,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 | Dane | 24,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Middleton Waterworks | Dane | 23,868 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waunakee Waterworks | Dane | 14,879 | Community | Groundwater |
| Verona Waterworks | Dane | 14,030 | 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, “Dots Tavern, PWSID WI1130661, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/dots-tavern-wi1130661 (data as of October 1, 2026).