Public water system · WI6060267
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At a glance
Drift Inn (PWSID WI6060267) is an active transient non-community water system in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 40 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Drift Inn compare with other water systems in Buffalo County?
By EPA's size categories, Drift Inn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Buffalo County has 69 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 127 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 8,759 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 Drift Inn 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 Drift Inn?
EPA lists Drift Inn 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. 48 of the 69 active systems in Buffalo County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Drift Inn have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. The violations listed here began between May 1994 and January 2001. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Drift Inn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Drift Inn?
Drift Inn (PWSID WI6060267) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Drift Inn serve?
Drift Inn reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
Where does Drift Inn 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 Drift Inn have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. 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 Drift Inn'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Drift Inn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Drift Inn 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 Buffalo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondovi Waterworks | Buffalo | 2,667 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alma Waterworks | Buffalo | 769 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cochrane Fountain City School | Buffalo | 635 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cochrane Waterworks | Buffalo | 450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fountain City Waterworks | Buffalo | 443 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nelson Water & Sewer Dept | Buffalo | 375 | 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, “Drift Inn, PWSID WI6060267, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/drift-inn-wi6060267 (data as of October 1, 2026).