Public water system · WI6480261
ActiveExile Bar
At a glance
Exile Bar (PWSID WI6480261) is an active transient non-community water system in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Exile Bar compare with other water systems in Pierce County?
By EPA's size categories, Exile Bar is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pierce County has 95 active public water systems. Its population served is about 41% below the county average of 341 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 32,378 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 Exile Bar is about 39% above 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 Exile Bar?
EPA lists Exile Bar 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. 83 of the 95 active systems in Pierce County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Exile Bar have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2008. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and December 2008. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2008-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-03-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-15 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Exile Bar: frequently asked questions
Who runs Exile Bar?
Exile Bar (PWSID WI6480261) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Exile Bar serve?
Exile Bar reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
Where does Exile Bar 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 Exile Bar have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2008. 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 Exile Bar'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 8 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Exile Bar's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Exile Bar 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 Pierce County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Falls Waterworks | Pierce | 16,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prescott Waterworks | Pierce | 4,258 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ellsworth Waterworks | Pierce | 3,304 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spring Valley Waterworks | Pierce | 1,409 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elmwood Waterworks | Pierce | 798 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belle Ame Vineyard | Pierce | 500 | Transient non-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, “Exile Bar, PWSID WI6480261, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/exile-bar-wi6480261 (data as of October 1, 2026).