Public water system · WI1140295
ActiveHeines Tavern
At a glance
Heines Tavern (PWSID WI1140295) is an active transient non-community water system in Dodge County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 32 people through 2 service connections. 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 October 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
32
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Heines Tavern compare with other water systems in Dodge County?
By EPA's size categories, Heines Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dodge County has 180 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 408 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 73,453 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 Heines 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 Heines Tavern?
EPA lists Heines 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. 134 of the 180 active systems in Dodge County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Heines Tavern have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. By type: 1 monitoring. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | 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.
Heines Tavern: frequently asked questions
Who runs Heines Tavern?
Heines Tavern (PWSID WI1140295) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Heines Tavern serve?
Heines Tavern reports serving 32 people through 2 service connections in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
Where does Heines 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 Heines Tavern 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 October 2020. 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 Heines 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 not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Heines Tavern's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Heines 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 Dodge County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam Water Utility | Dodge | 16,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waupun Utilities | Dodge | 8,056 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mayville Waterworks | Dodge | 5,112 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waupun Correctional Inst | Dodge | 3,706 | Community | Groundwater |
| Horicon Waterworks | Dodge | 3,682 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lomira Waterworks | Dodge | 2,701 | 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, “Heines Tavern, PWSID WI1140295, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/heines-tavern-wi1140295 (data as of October 1, 2026).