Public water system · WI6470170
ActiveHide A While Tavern
At a glance
Hide A While Tavern (PWSID WI6470170) is an active transient non-community water system in Pepin County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hide A While Tavern compare with other water systems in Pepin County?
By EPA's size categories, Hide A While Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pepin County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 187 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 4,102 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 Hide A While 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 Hide A While Tavern?
EPA lists Hide A While 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. 19 of the 22 active systems in Pepin County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Hide A While Tavern have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2012. The violations listed here began between March 2009 and September 2012. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-19 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2009-03-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Hide A While Tavern: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hide A While Tavern?
Hide A While Tavern (PWSID WI6470170) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Hide A While Tavern serve?
Hide A While Tavern reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in Pepin County, Wisconsin.
Where does Hide A While 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 Hide A While Tavern have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2012. 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 Hide A While 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 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hide A While Tavern's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hide A While 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 Pepin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durand Waterworks | Pepin | 1,868 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pepin Waterworks | Pepin | 816 | Community | Groundwater |
| Club Ten | Pepin | 270 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ymca Camp Pepin - Dining Hall | Pepin | 126 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ymca Camp Pepin - Cabins 1 & 2 | Pepin | 125 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| St Joseph Catholic Church | Pepin | 100 | 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, “Hide A While Tavern, PWSID WI6470170, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/hide-a-while-tavern-wi6470170 (data as of October 1, 2026).