Public water system · WI8581078
ActiveLake Chippewa Original Campground
At a glance
Lake Chippewa Original Campground (PWSID WI8581078) is an active transient non-community water system in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lake Chippewa Original Campground compare with other water systems in Sawyer County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Chippewa Original Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sawyer County has 191 active public water systems. Its population served is about 42% above the county average of 70 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 13,417 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 Lake Chippewa Original Campground is about 31% 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 Lake Chippewa Original Campground?
EPA lists Lake Chippewa Original Campground 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. 175 of the 191 active systems in Sawyer County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Chippewa Original Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and May 2019. By type: 1 reporting and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-12 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Lake Chippewa Original Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Chippewa Original Campground?
Lake Chippewa Original Campground (PWSID WI8581078) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Chippewa Original Campground serve?
Lake Chippewa Original Campground reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
Where does Lake Chippewa Original Campground 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 Lake Chippewa Original Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is 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 Lake Chippewa Original Campground'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 2 violations for this system; none is 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 Lake Chippewa Original Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lake Chippewa Original Campground 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 Sawyer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Water Utility | Sawyer | 2,552 | Community | Groundwater |
| Winter Waterworks | Sawyer | 344 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grand Pines Motel | Sawyer | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Nelson Lake Lodge Office | Sawyer | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Big Bear Lodge | Sawyer | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dock the | Sawyer | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Lake Chippewa Original Campground, PWSID WI8581078, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/lake-chippewa-original-campground-wi8581078 (data as of October 1, 2026).