Public water system · WI8260225

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North of the Border Resort

At a glance

North of the Border Resort (PWSID WI8260225) is an active transient non-community water system in Iron County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWI8260225

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served26

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program

City servedSpringstead

StateWisconsin

ZIP—

CountyIron County

How does North of the Border Resort compare with other water systems in Iron County?

By EPA's size categories, North of the Border Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Iron County has 57 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 101 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 5,745 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 North of the Border Resort 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 North of the Border Resort?

EPA lists North of the Border Resort 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. 40 of the 57 active systems in Iron County (70%) are also privately owned.

Does North of the Border Resort have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. The violations listed here began between December 2000 and April 2017. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 8 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
2017-04-22	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2017-02-07	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2017-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-09-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2016-08-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2016-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2000-12-21	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 8 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.

North of the Border Resort: frequently asked questions

Who runs North of the Border Resort?

North of the Border Resort (PWSID WI8260225) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does North of the Border Resort serve?

North of the Border Resort reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection in Iron County, Wisconsin.

Where does North of the Border Resort 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 North of the Border Resort have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. 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 North of the Border Resort'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 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find North of the Border Resort's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. North of the Border Resort 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 Iron County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Hurley Waterworks	Iron	1,515	Community	Purchased groundwater
Montreal Waterworks	Iron	887	Community	Groundwater
Mercer Sanitary District	Iron	760	Community	Groundwater
Iron Belt Waterworks	Iron	211	Community	Groundwater
Iron County Saxon Harbor Main Well	Iron	200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Pence Waterworks	Iron	191	Community	Purchased 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, “North of the Border Resort, PWSID WI8260225, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/north-of-the-border-resort-wi8260225 (data as of October 1, 2026).