Public water system · WI4360578
ActiveMaribel Caves County Park
At a glance
Maribel Caves County Park (PWSID WI4360578) is an active transient non-community water system in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1995.
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 Maribel Caves County Park compare with other water systems in Manitowoc County?
By EPA's size categories, Maribel Caves County Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Manitowoc County has 139 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 461 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 64,022 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 Maribel Caves County Park 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 Maribel Caves County Park?
EPA lists Maribel Caves County Park as owned by a local government. 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. 18 of the 139 active systems in Manitowoc County (13%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Maribel Caves County Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1995. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and January 1995. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Maribel Caves County Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Maribel Caves County Park?
Maribel Caves County Park (PWSID WI4360578) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Maribel Caves County Park serve?
Maribel Caves County Park reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
Where does Maribel Caves County Park 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 Maribel Caves County Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1995. 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 Maribel Caves County Park'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 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1995. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Maribel Caves County Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Maribel Caves County Park 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 Manitowoc County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Waterworks | Manitowoc | 34,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Two Rivers Waterworks | Manitowoc | 11,270 | Community | Surface water |
| Kiel Waterworks | Manitowoc | 3,932 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cleveland Waterworks | Manitowoc | 1,524 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mishicot Waterworks | Manitowoc | 1,432 | Community | Groundwater |
| Reedsville Waterworks | Manitowoc | 1,200 | 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, “Maribel Caves County Park, PWSID WI4360578, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/maribel-caves-county-park-wi4360578 (data as of October 1, 2026).