Public water system · WI4710533
ActivePaynes Point Bar
At a glance
Paynes Point Bar (PWSID WI4710533) is an active transient non-community water system in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1999.
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 Paynes Point Bar compare with other water systems in Winnebago County?
By EPA's size categories, Paynes Point Bar is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Winnebago County has 145 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,016 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 147,267 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 Paynes Point Bar 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 Paynes Point Bar?
EPA lists Paynes Point Bar 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. 123 of the 145 active systems in Winnebago County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Paynes Point Bar have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1999. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and January 1999. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-14 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Paynes Point Bar: frequently asked questions
Who runs Paynes Point Bar?
Paynes Point Bar (PWSID WI4710533) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Paynes Point Bar serve?
Paynes Point Bar reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
Where does Paynes Point Bar 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 Paynes Point Bar have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1999. 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 Paynes Point Bar'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1999. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Paynes Point Bar's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Paynes Point Bar 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 Winnebago County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh Waterworks | Winnebago | 63,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Neenah Waterworks | Winnebago | 27,506 | Community | Surface water |
| Menasha Elec & Water Util | Winnebago | 15,144 | Community | Surface water |
| Fox Crossing Utilities West | Winnebago | 14,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fox Crossing Utilities East | Winnebago | 10,927 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Algoma Tn Sanitary Dist 1 | Winnebago | 3,935 | 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, “Paynes Point Bar, PWSID WI4710533, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/paynes-point-bar-wi4710533 (data as of October 1, 2026).