Public water system · WI7640146
ActiveFox Fire Campground Lakeside
At a glance
Fox Fire Campground Lakeside (PWSID WI7640146) is an active transient non-community water system in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 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 not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fox Fire Campground Lakeside compare with other water systems in Vilas County?
By EPA's size categories, Fox Fire Campground Lakeside is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Vilas County has 460 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 91 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 42,009 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 Fox Fire Campground Lakeside 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 Fox Fire Campground Lakeside?
EPA lists Fox Fire Campground Lakeside 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. 377 of the 460 active systems in Vilas County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Fox Fire Campground Lakeside have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019. By type: 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-13 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Fox Fire Campground Lakeside: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fox Fire Campground Lakeside?
Fox Fire Campground Lakeside (PWSID WI7640146) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Fox Fire Campground Lakeside serve?
Fox Fire Campground Lakeside reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
Where does Fox Fire Campground Lakeside 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 Fox Fire Campground Lakeside have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019. 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 Fox Fire Campground Lakeside'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 not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fox Fire Campground Lakeside's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fox Fire Campground Lakeside 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 Vilas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle River Waterworks | Vilas | 1,530 | Community | Groundwater |
| Arbor Vitae Woodruff El Sch | Vilas | 575 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Phelps Sanitary District | Vilas | 550 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wi Dnr Crystal Lk Shower | Vilas | 540 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Land O Lakes Sanitary Dist | Vilas | 450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Ramah Office | Vilas | 400 | 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, “Fox Fire Campground Lakeside, PWSID WI7640146, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/fox-fire-campground-lakeside-wi7640146 (data as of October 1, 2026).